Disasters in the United States : Frequency, Costs, and Compensation /

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.

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Main Authors: Brusentsev, Vera (Author), Vroman, Wayne (Author)
Corporate Author: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Kalamazoo : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, [2017]
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505 0 |a 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. 
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