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Disaster risk and subsequent loss and damage in Asia are increasing at an alarming rate, threatening socioeconomic … levels must be complemented by action at the community level. Measuring community disaster resilience can help lead to novel …
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The standard approach to 'nowcast' disaster impacts, which relies on risk models, does not typically account for the … nowcasting, and for post-disaster damage assessment. We focus on Fiji and on its agriculture sector, and on tropical cyclones … be used for both nowcasting and post-disaster damage assessments. …
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Flood damage assessments are often based on Stage-Damage Curve (SDC) models that estimate economic damage as a function of flood characteristics, typically flood depths, and land use. SDCs are developed through site-specific analysis but rarely adjusted to economic circumstances in areas to...
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In case of a natural catastrophe there is an increased demand for skilled labor and materials which in turn leads to significant price increases that should be taken into account in the forecast of catastrophe losses. Such price effects are referred to as "Demand Surge" effects. The paper at...
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In the aftermath of a natural catastrophe, there is increased demand for skilled reconstruction labor, which leads to significant increases in reconstruction labor wages and hence insured losses. Such inflation effects are known as "Demand Surge" effects. It is important for insurance companies...
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effect of disaster-related shock on psychological conditions such as happiness. Therefore, a trustful society is invulnerable … of the most catastrophic events in human history. This disaster caused not only physical damage for Japanese people, but …-determined positive relationship between trust and happiness and this relationship was strengthened by disaster, especially for residents …
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The Great Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) earthquake struck Japan in 1995, causing devastating damage to the economic landscape of south-central Japan. The earthquake also caused people to realize the importance of social capital in Japan. Based on a large, individual-level database comprising 488,223...
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growth rate of consumption and the capital stock until a shock arrives, triggering a downward jump in both variables. Optimum …
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the unique and unexpected German reaction to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, which involved the immediate shutdown …
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research on the topic of disasters. As such, we choose to focus on two topics: price gouging, and post-disaster economic …
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