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Risk Assessment, Modeling and Decision Support : Strategic Directions

Bostrom, Ann (ed.); French, Steven P. (ed.); … - 2008

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Realising the 'Triple Dividend of Resilience' : A New Business Case for Disaster Risk Management

Surminski, Swenja (ed.); Tanner, Thomas (ed.) - 2016

Why aren’t we investing more in disaster resilience, despite the rising costs of disaster events? This book argues that … happens. This book develops a new business case for investment based on the multiple dividends of resilience. This looks …); and co-benefits of resilience measures beyond just disaster risk (the third dividend), such as flood embankments in …

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Defining and measuring economic resilience from a societal, environmental and security perspective

Rose, Adam - 2017

This volume presents an economic framework for the analysis of resilience in relation to societal, environmental, and … personal security perspectives. It offers a rigorous definition of economic resilience and an operational metric, and it shows … resilience and their implications for human development are explored. Resilience is emphasized as a coping mechanism for dealing …

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Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Hazards

Leal Filho, Walter (ed.); Musa, Haruna (ed.); … - 2016

Preface -- Part I: Climate Change Adaptation Practices -- Part II: Fostering Resilience and Handling Hazards. …This book analyses the links between climate change adaptation, resilience and the impacts of hazards. The contributors … regions have been striving to achieve resilience and have handled hazards. …

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Spatial Economic Modelling of Megathrust Earthquake in Japan : Impacts, Reconstruction, and Regional Revitalization

Tokunaga, Suminori (ed.); Resosudarmo, Budy P. (ed.) - 2017

computable general equilibrium (CGE) models. The cases examined are the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Indian Ocean Tsunami … and the aging society is used to analyze the impacts of an earthquake and the construction of industrial clusters. In the … second model, the interregional input-output model is proposed in order to analyze the impacts of the earthquake and rapid …

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The Great East Japan Earthquake and Its Impact on German Firms : An Empirical Study

Bebenroth, Ralf - 2014

This publication sheds light on how Japan-based German firms dealt with the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake …

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Poverty in Haiti : Essays on Underdevelopment and Post Disaster Prospects

Lundahl, Mats - 2011

Following the 2010 earthquake catastrophe, this book examines the economic and political challenges facing Haiti. It …

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Professional and Business Ethics Through Film : The Allure of Cinematic Presentation and Critical Thinking

Skorin-Kapov, Jadranka - 2019

This book considers ethical issues arising in professional and business settings and the role of individuals making decisions and coping with moral dilemmas. It starts by elaborating on critical thinking and on normative ethical theories, subsequently presenting the structure and cinematic...

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Lifelogging for Organizational Stress Measurement : Theory and Applications

Fischer, Thomas; Riedl, René - 2019

In recent decades, organizational stress researchers have repeatedly called for more longitudinal studies. This book argues that tools and devices that have been developed for the private or organizational domains could be helpful when it comes to studying longitudinal phenomena, as they offer...

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Narcissism at Work : Personality Disorders of Corporate Leaders

Germain, Marie-Line - 2018

This book explores the damaging effects of personality disorders in corporate leaders, particularly in regard to organizational variables including employee productivity, motivation, well-being, retention, and ultimately, the organization’s bottom line. While helping employees recognize and...

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