ISBN:
0880995246
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0880995211
,
0880995238
,
9780880995245
,
9780880995238
,
9780880995214
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Brusentsev, Vera Disasters in the United States
Keywords:
Compensation management
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Natural disasters Law and legislation
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Disaster relief Law and legislation
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Disasters Costs
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Infrastructure
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; General
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Compensation management
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Disaster relief ; Law and legislation
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Natural disasters ; Law and legislation
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics
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United States
Abstract:
Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Setting the scene: a guide to this volume -- Reporting, frequency, and correlates of disasters -- Providing compensation to survivors of disasters -- Hurricanes -- Floods and their consequences -- Tornadoes -- Drought and other risks to agriculture -- Wildfires -- Geological and man-made disasters -- Disasters and compensation systems -- Figures -- References -- Authors -- Index -- About the institute.
Abstract:
The authors examine examine the increasing frequency of disasters in the United States along with their costs, compensation, mitigation strategies, and where different types are likely to occur
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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