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The Great East Japan Earthquake and Its Impact on German Firms : An Empirical Study
Bebenroth, Ralf - 2014
Research) 3 Economic Impact and Move (Temporary Closing or Relocation. Economic Impact. Autonomy and Leaving Japan?) 4 …This publication sheds light on how Japan-based German firms dealt with the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake … that occurred in March 2011. To gather data, a questionnaire was developed and sent out in April 2012 to 244 German …
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Underwater : loss, flood insurance, and the moral economy of climate change in the United States
Elliott, Rebecca - 2021
Introduction: Insurance and the problem of loss in a climate-changed United States -- Transforming the management of loss : the origins of the National Flood Insurance Program -- Losing ground : values at risk in an American floodplain -- Visions of loss : knowing and pricing flood risk --...
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Managing weather-related disasters in Southeast Asian agriculture
OECD - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011874786
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Disaster risk reduction for economic growth and livelihood : investing in resilience and development
Davis, Ian (ed.); Davis, Ian (contributor);  … - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013547295
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Managing Weather-Related Disasters in Southeast Asian Agriculture
OECD - 2018
Southeast Asia’s exposure to increasingly frequent and intense weather-related disasters is a growing concern for agricultural producers of the region. This study reviews policy approaches to droughts, floods and typhoons in Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam in an effort to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012450968
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Catastrophe in Japan : the earthquake and tsunami of 2011
Sutton, Gerard K. (contributor);  … - 2011
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Hurricane Katrina and the forgotten coast of Mississippi
Cutter, Susan L.; Emrich, Christopher T.; Mitchell, Jerry T. - 2014
"Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast in August 2005 with devastating consequences. Almost all analyses of the disaster have been dedicated to the way the hurricane affected New Orleans. This volume examines the impact of Katrina on southern Mississippi. While communities along...
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The Asian tsunami : aid and reconstruction after a disaster
Jayasuriya, Sisira K.; McCawley, Peter; Bhanupong … - 2010
The 2004 Asian tsunami was the greatest natural disaster in recent times. Almost 230 000 people died. In response, governments in Asia and the broader international community announced large aid programs. The resulting assistance effort was one of the largest humanitarian programs ever organized...
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Targeting and distribution of post-disaster aid : a case of the fishery sector in post-Tsunami Sri Lanka
Gunawardena, Asha - 2010
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