At war with the weather [[electronic resource] ] : managing large-scale risks in a new era of catastrophes / / Howard C. Kunreuther and Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan with Neil A. Doherty ... [et al.]
| At war with the weather [[electronic resource] ] : managing large-scale risks in a new era of catastrophes / / Howard C. Kunreuther and Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan with Neil A. Doherty ... [et al.] |
| Autore | Kunreuther Howard |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (439 p.) |
| Disciplina | 368.1/2200973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Michel-KerjanErwann |
| Soggetto topico |
Disaster insurance - United States
Emergency management - United States Risk management - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-262-29152-5
1-282-24027-7 9786612240270 0-262-25543-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; I Cause for Concern; 1 A New Era of Catastrophes; 2 Catastrophe Risk and the Regulation of Property Insurance; 3 A Market Analysis of Property Insurance against Hurricane Risk; 4 Come Rain or Shine; II Understanding the Demand and Supply of Disaster Insurance; 5 Homeowners' Decision Making for Purchasing Insurance Coverage; 6 Private Insurers' Decision Making for Supplying Coverage; 7 Private Reinsurers' Decision Making for Supplying Coverage; 8 Innovative Insurance-Linked Securities for Financing Extreme Events
9 A Framework for Linking Supply and Demand of Disaster Insurance10 A Multistate Empirical Analysis of Homeowners' Insurance; III Protecting Homeowners Against Natural Disasters; 11 Impact of Insurance Status on Economic Welfare of Homeowners in Hazard-Prone Areas; 12 Enhancing the Implementation of Risk Reduction Measures; 13 Policy Analysis of Alternative Programs; IV Creating Innovative Solutions; 14 Proposed Innovations for Dealing with Catastrophic Risks; 15 Winning the War against the Weather and Other Extreme Events; Abbreviations; Glossary; Notes; References Study Directors and Other Lead AuthorsIndex |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455022803321 |
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| Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, c2009 | ||
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At war with the weather : managing large-scale risks in a new era of catastrophes / / Howard C. Kunreuther and Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan with Neil A. Doherty [and others]
| At war with the weather : managing large-scale risks in a new era of catastrophes / / Howard C. Kunreuther and Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan with Neil A. Doherty [and others] |
| Autore | Kunreuther Howard |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (439 p.) |
| Disciplina | 368.1/2200973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Michel-KerjanErwann
DohertyNeil A |
| Soggetto topico |
Disaster insurance - United States
Emergency management - United States Risk management - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato | ECONOMICS/Environmental Economics |
| ISBN |
0-262-29152-5
1-282-24027-7 9786612240270 0-262-25543-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; I Cause for Concern; 1 A New Era of Catastrophes; 2 Catastrophe Risk and the Regulation of Property Insurance; 3 A Market Analysis of Property Insurance against Hurricane Risk; 4 Come Rain or Shine; II Understanding the Demand and Supply of Disaster Insurance; 5 Homeowners' Decision Making for Purchasing Insurance Coverage; 6 Private Insurers' Decision Making for Supplying Coverage; 7 Private Reinsurers' Decision Making for Supplying Coverage; 8 Innovative Insurance-Linked Securities for Financing Extreme Events
9 A Framework for Linking Supply and Demand of Disaster Insurance10 A Multistate Empirical Analysis of Homeowners' Insurance; III Protecting Homeowners Against Natural Disasters; 11 Impact of Insurance Status on Economic Welfare of Homeowners in Hazard-Prone Areas; 12 Enhancing the Implementation of Risk Reduction Measures; 13 Policy Analysis of Alternative Programs; IV Creating Innovative Solutions; 14 Proposed Innovations for Dealing with Catastrophic Risks; 15 Winning the War against the Weather and Other Extreme Events; Abbreviations; Glossary; Notes; References Study Directors and Other Lead AuthorsIndex |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778066203321 |
Kunreuther Howard
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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At war with the weather : managing large-scale risks in a new era of catastrophes / / Howard C. Kunreuther and Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan with Neil A. Doherty ... [et al.]
| At war with the weather : managing large-scale risks in a new era of catastrophes / / Howard C. Kunreuther and Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan with Neil A. Doherty ... [et al.] |
| Autore | Kunreuther Howard |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (439 p.) |
| Disciplina | 368.1/2200973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Michel-KerjanErwann |
| Soggetto topico |
Disaster insurance - United States
Emergency management - United States Risk management - United States |
| ISBN |
9786612240270
9780262291521 0262291525 9781282240278 1282240277 9780262255431 026225543X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; I Cause for Concern; 1 A New Era of Catastrophes; 2 Catastrophe Risk and the Regulation of Property Insurance; 3 A Market Analysis of Property Insurance against Hurricane Risk; 4 Come Rain or Shine; II Understanding the Demand and Supply of Disaster Insurance; 5 Homeowners' Decision Making for Purchasing Insurance Coverage; 6 Private Insurers' Decision Making for Supplying Coverage; 7 Private Reinsurers' Decision Making for Supplying Coverage; 8 Innovative Insurance-Linked Securities for Financing Extreme Events
9 A Framework for Linking Supply and Demand of Disaster Insurance10 A Multistate Empirical Analysis of Homeowners' Insurance; III Protecting Homeowners Against Natural Disasters; 11 Impact of Insurance Status on Economic Welfare of Homeowners in Hazard-Prone Areas; 12 Enhancing the Implementation of Risk Reduction Measures; 13 Policy Analysis of Alternative Programs; IV Creating Innovative Solutions; 14 Proposed Innovations for Dealing with Catastrophic Risks; 15 Winning the War against the Weather and Other Extreme Events; Abbreviations; Glossary; Notes; References Study Directors and Other Lead AuthorsIndex |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910964635903321 |
Kunreuther Howard
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| Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, c2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Leadership dispatches : Chile's extraordinary comeback from disaster / / Michael Useem, Howard Kunreuther, and Erwann Michel-Kerjan
| Leadership dispatches : Chile's extraordinary comeback from disaster / / Michael Useem, Howard Kunreuther, and Erwann Michel-Kerjan |
| Autore | Useem Michael |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stanford, California : , : Stanford Business Books, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (292 pages) : illustrations, photographs, tables |
| Disciplina | 363.34/9580983 |
| Collana | High Reliability and Crisis Management |
| Soggetto topico |
Chile Earthquake, Chile, 2010 (February 27)
Earthquake relief - Chile Emergency management - Chile Leadership - Chile |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8047-9449-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Prologue: A Quiet Summer Evening -- 1. Twelve Days before Entering the Presidential Office -- 2. One of the Most Intense Events Ever Recorded -- 3. First Order of Business -- 4. Frameworks for Action -- 5. Presidential Leadership -- 6. Tiered Leadership -- 7. Financing Recovery -- 8. Insurance Payouts for Recovery -- 9. Private Giving for Recovery -- 10. Execution and Expectations -- 11. Vulnerability and Readiness -- 12. Civil Action -- 13. Long-term Disaster Recovery -- 14. Rescuing Thirty-three Miners -- 15. Leadership Dispatches -- Epilogue: A Quiet Summer Afternoon -- List of Tables, Figures, and Photographs -- Note -- References -- Individuals Interviewed -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460660603321 |
Useem Michael
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| Stanford, California : , : Stanford Business Books, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Leadership dispatches : Chile's extraordinary comeback from disaster / / Michael Useem, Howard Kunreuther, and Erwann Michel-Kerjan
| Leadership dispatches : Chile's extraordinary comeback from disaster / / Michael Useem, Howard Kunreuther, and Erwann Michel-Kerjan |
| Autore | Useem Michael |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stanford, California : , : Stanford Business Books, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (292 pages) : illustrations, photographs, tables |
| Disciplina | 363.34/9580983 |
| Collana | High Reliability and Crisis Management |
| Soggetto topico |
Chile Earthquake, Chile, 2010 (February 27)
Earthquake relief - Chile Emergency management - Chile Leadership - Chile |
| ISBN | 0-8047-9449-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Prologue: A Quiet Summer Evening -- 1. Twelve Days before Entering the Presidential Office -- 2. One of the Most Intense Events Ever Recorded -- 3. First Order of Business -- 4. Frameworks for Action -- 5. Presidential Leadership -- 6. Tiered Leadership -- 7. Financing Recovery -- 8. Insurance Payouts for Recovery -- 9. Private Giving for Recovery -- 10. Execution and Expectations -- 11. Vulnerability and Readiness -- 12. Civil Action -- 13. Long-term Disaster Recovery -- 14. Rescuing Thirty-three Miners -- 15. Leadership Dispatches -- Epilogue: A Quiet Summer Afternoon -- List of Tables, Figures, and Photographs -- Note -- References -- Individuals Interviewed -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787597403321 |
Useem Michael
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| Stanford, California : , : Stanford Business Books, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Leadership dispatches : Chile's extraordinary comeback from disaster / / Michael Useem, Howard Kunreuther, and Erwann Michel-Kerjan
| Leadership dispatches : Chile's extraordinary comeback from disaster / / Michael Useem, Howard Kunreuther, and Erwann Michel-Kerjan |
| Autore | Useem Michael |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stanford, California : , : Stanford Business Books, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (292 pages) : illustrations, photographs, tables |
| Disciplina | 363.34/9580983 |
| Collana | High Reliability and Crisis Management |
| Soggetto topico |
Chile Earthquake, Chile, 2010 (February 27)
Earthquake relief - Chile Emergency management - Chile Leadership - Chile |
| ISBN | 0-8047-9449-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Prologue: A Quiet Summer Evening -- 1. Twelve Days before Entering the Presidential Office -- 2. One of the Most Intense Events Ever Recorded -- 3. First Order of Business -- 4. Frameworks for Action -- 5. Presidential Leadership -- 6. Tiered Leadership -- 7. Financing Recovery -- 8. Insurance Payouts for Recovery -- 9. Private Giving for Recovery -- 10. Execution and Expectations -- 11. Vulnerability and Readiness -- 12. Civil Action -- 13. Long-term Disaster Recovery -- 14. Rescuing Thirty-three Miners -- 15. Leadership Dispatches -- Epilogue: A Quiet Summer Afternoon -- List of Tables, Figures, and Photographs -- Note -- References -- Individuals Interviewed -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828514503321 |
Useem Michael
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| Stanford, California : , : Stanford Business Books, , 2015 | ||
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