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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Chichester West Sussex
John Wiley & Sons Inc
2014
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| Edition: | 1st edition |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629943706719 |
Table of Contents:
- A tricky, high-stakes game
- When nature won
- Nature bats last
- Uncertainty and probability
- Communicating what we know and what we don't
- Human disasters
- How much is enough?
- Guessing the odds
- When's the next earthquake?
- Assessing hazards
- Mitigating hazards
- Choosing mitigation policies
- Doing better.
