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Can we rely on VIIRS nightlights to estimate the short-term impacts of natural disasters? : evidence from five Southeast Asian countries
Skoufias, Emmanuel; Strobl, Eric; Tveit, Thomas - 2019
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) nightlights are used to model damage caused by earthquakes, floods …
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Municipal financing costs following disasters
Bourdeau-Brien, Michael; Kryzanowski, Lawrence - In: Global finance journal 40 (2019), pp. 48-64
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Natural disasters and human mobility
Mbaye, Linguère Mously; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: International review of environmental and resource economics 10 (2016) 1, pp. 37-56
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Rehearsal of a local flood and climate change
Akselevich, Vitaly I.; Mazurov, Gennady I.; Sauts, Artur V. - In: Finance, Economics, and Industry for Sustainable …, (pp. 205-215). 2024
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Global Perspectives on Loss of Human Life Caused by Floods
Jonkman, S. - In: Natural Hazards 34 (2005) 2, pp. 151-175
Every year floods cause enormous damage all over the world. This study investigates loss of human life statistics for … different types of floods and different regions on a global scale. The OFDA/CRED Database contains data on international … flooding: river floods, flash floods and drainage problems. First, the development of loss of life statistics over time is …
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Assessing the immediate and short-term impact of flooding on residential property participant behaviour
Eves, Chris; Wilkinson, Sara - In: Natural Hazards 71 (2014) 3, pp. 1519-1536
The past decade has seen an increase in the number of significant natural disasters that have caused considerable loss of life as well as damage to all property markets in the affected areas. In many cases, these natural disasters have not only caused significant property damage, but in numerous...
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Necessity as the mother of invention: Innovative responses to natural disasters
Miao, Qing; Popp, David - In: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 68 (2014) 2, pp. 280-295
reduce the risk of future hazards? This paper examines the impact of three types of natural disasters—floods, droughts and …
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Flood-Induced Displacement and Civil Conflict
Ghimire, Ramesh; Ferreira, Susana; Dorfman, Jeffrey H. - In: World Development 66 (2015) C, pp. 614-628
Large, catastrophic floods intensify environmental scarcity and can lead to mass displacement from affected areas. The … the impact of the displacement induced by large floods on civil conflict using historical data for 126 countries during … 1985–2009. Our results suggest that while the displacement caused by large floods did not ignite new conflicts, it fueled …
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The broken trailer fallacy: Seeing the unseen effects of government policies in post-Katrina New Orleans
Stringham, Edward P.; Snow, Nicholas A. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) July, pp. 480-489
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze some of the unseen negative effects of the post-Katrina government policies dealing with housing in New Orleans. Design/methodology/approach – Since Hurricane Katrina, the government, along with private for profit and not-for-profit...
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What is seen and unseen on the Gulf coast
Raskin, Max; Kjar, Scott A.; Rahm, Robert - In: International Journal of Social Economics 35 (2008) July, pp. 490-500
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the rebuilding of the Gulf coast post-Hurricane Katrina. Design/methodology/approach – The paper posits that though Frédéric Bastiat passed away in 1850, the beauty of his sound economic reasoning is that it does not change over time and...
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