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Economics of natural disasters edited by Suman Kumari Sharma, Euston Quah ; Zach Lee

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Singapore ; World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., 2019.Description: xx, 278 p. : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9789814723220
  • 9814723223
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.34 EC ON
Online resources: Summary: "Unlike existing books on the topic that cover more on non-economic aspects of natural disasters, this book covers economic aspects of natural disasters viz damage assesment, risk management and resilience. The book contains several case studies and covers some of the major natural disasters in different countries, most notably the recent Nepal earthquake, tsunami in Fukushima, the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, floods in Thailand, typhoon Haiyan, and the eruptions of Mount Merapi. It also suggests avenues for better public policies to tackle economics of natural disasters"--Back cover.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 363.34 EC ON (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Mar2020 T0064102

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Unlike existing books on the topic that cover more on non-economic aspects of natural disasters, this book covers economic aspects of natural disasters viz damage assesment, risk management and resilience. The book contains several case studies and covers some of the major natural disasters in different countries, most notably the recent Nepal earthquake, tsunami in Fukushima, the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, floods in Thailand, typhoon Haiyan, and the eruptions of Mount Merapi. It also suggests avenues for better public policies to tackle economics of natural disasters"--Back cover.

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