Playing against nature: integrating science and economics to mitigate natural hazards in an uncertain world

Defending society against natural hazards is a high-stakes game of chance against nature, involving tough decisions. How should a developing nation allocate its budget between building schools for towns without ones or making existing schools earthquake-resistant? Does it make more sense to build le...

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Beteilige Person: Stein, Seth (VerfasserIn)
Weitere beteiligte Personen: Stein, Jerome L. (MitwirkendeR)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Chichester, West Sussex John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2014
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Links:https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/-/9781118620809/?ar
Zusammenfassung:Defending society against natural hazards is a high-stakes game of chance against nature, involving tough decisions. How should a developing nation allocate its budget between building schools for towns without ones or making existing schools earthquake-resistant? Does it make more sense to build levees to protect against floods, or to prevent development in the areas at risk? Would more lives be saved by making hospitals earthquake-resistant, or using the funds for patient care? What should scientists tell the public when - as occurred in L'Aquila, Italy and Mammoth Lakes, California - there.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource
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