Natural Disasters and Climate Change An Economic Perspective

Natural Disasters and Climate Change An Economic Perspective / by Stéphane Hallegatte.

This book explores economic concepts related to disaster losses, describes mechanisms that determine the economic consequences of a disaster, and reviews methodologies for making decisions regarding risk management and adaptation. The author addresses the need for better understanding of the consequ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hallegatte, Stéphane (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Environmental economics.
Natural disasters.
Earth sciences.
Climate change.
Operations research.
Decision making.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction and summary
  • 2 What is a disaster? An economic point of view
  • 3 Disaster risks: evidence and theory
  • 4 Trends in Hazards and the Role of Climate Change
  • 5 Climate change impact on natural disaster losses
  • 6 Methodologies for disaster risk management in a changing environment
  • 7 Decision making for disaster risk management in a changing climate
  • 8 References.

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