Disasters in the United States : Frequency, Costs, and Compensation

Title page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 - Settinbg the Scene: A Guide to This Volume -- 2 - Reporting, Frequency, and Correlates of Disasters -- 3 - Providing Compensation to Survivors of Disasters -- 4 - Hurricanes -- 5 - Floods and Their Consequences -- 6 - Tornadoes -- 7 - Drought and Other Risks to Agriculture -- 8 - Wildfires -- 9 - Geological and Man-Made Disasters -- 10 - Disasters and Compensation Systems -- References -- Authors -- Index -- About the Institute

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Year of publication:	2017
Authors:	Brusentsev, Vera
Other Persons:	Vroman, Wayne (contributor)
Publisher:	Kalamazoo, MI, USA : W.E. Upjohn Institute
Subject:	USA \| United States \| Katastrophe \| Disaster \| Katastrophenschaden \| Disaster damage \| Soziale Kosten \| Social costs \| Katastrophenschutz \| Emergency management \| Umweltbelastung \| Pollution \| Scheduling-Verfahren \| Scheduling problem
Description of contents:	The authors examine examine the increasing frequency of disasters in the United States along with their costs, compensation, mitigation strategies, and where different types are likely to occur

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (231 pages)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
ISBN:	978-0-88099-524-5 ; 978-0-88099-521-4 ; 978-0-88099-521-4
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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