Playing against nature : integrating science and economics to mitigate natural hazards in an uncertain world

Defending society against natural hazards is a high-stakes game of chance against nature, involving tough decisions. How should a developing nation allocate its budget between building schools for towns without ones or making existing schools earthquake-resistant? Does it make more sense to build le...

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Other Authors: Stein, Seth Author (author), Stein, Jerome L Contributor (contributor)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chichester West Sussex John Wiley & Sons Inc 2014
Edition:1st edition
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629943706719

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