Response to fire outbreaks ideally requires relevant multisectoral collaboration. However, in many instances, not all sectors are involved in fire outbreaks or the aftermath of a fire disaster. The focus still follows the old tradition of the immediate preservation of lives and properties. Not...

Despite escalating disaster losses and predicted increases in weather-related catastrophes, takeup of protective technologies and behaviors appears limited by myopia, externalities, and other factors. One response to such frictions is to mandate adaptive investment. We measure the effect of...