Learning from catastrophes : strategies for reaction and response
ed. by Howard Kunreuther and Michael Useem in collaboration with the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on the Mitigation of Natural Disasters. Alan Berger ...
| Year of publication: |
2009
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| Other Persons: | Kunreuther, Howard (contributor) ; Useem, Michael (contributor) ; Berger, Alan (contributor) |
| Institutions: | Global Agenda Council on the Mitigation of Natural Disasters (contributor) |
| Publisher: |
Upper Saddle River, NJ : Wharton School Publ. |
| Subject: | Katastrophe | Disaster | Epidemie | Epidemic | Terrorismus | Terrorism | Wirkungsanalyse | Impact assessment | Wirtschaftliche Anpassung | Economic adjustment | Welt | World |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] |
| Extent: | XVII, 332 S. graph. Darst. 24 cm |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Type of publication (narrower categories): | Sammelwerk ; Collection of articles of several authors |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Enth.15 Beitr. Principles and challenges for reducing risks from disasters / Howard Kunreuther and Michael Useem Acting in time against disasters : a comprehensive risk-management framework / Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard and Arnold M. Howitt Forecasting and communicating the risk of extreme weather events / Geoff Love and Michel Jarraud Cognitive constraints and behavioral biases / Séan Cleary The five neglects : risks gone amiss / Alan Berger ... [et al.] Can poor countries afford to prepare for low-probability risks? / Michele McNabb and Kristine Pearson The role of risk regulation in mitigating natural disasters / Bridget M. Hutter Hedging against tomorrow's catastrophes : sustainable financial solutions to help protect against extreme events / Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan A financial malignancy / Suzanne Nora Johnson Climate change : nature and action / Thomas E. Lovejoy Lessons from risk analysis : terrorism, natural disasters, and technological accidents / Detlof Von Winterfeldt Turning danger to opportunities : reconstructing China's National System for Emergency Management after 2003 / Lan Xue and Kaibin Zhong Dealing with pandemics : global security, risk analysis, and science policy / Jiah-Shin Teh and Harvey Rubin Long-term contracts for reducing losses from future catastrophes / Howard Kunreuther Developing leadership to avert and mitigate disasters / Michael Useem. |
| ISBN: | 0-13-704485-2 ; 978-0-13-704485-6 |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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