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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Главные авторы: Brusentsev, Vera (Автор), Vroman, Wayne (Автор)
Соавтор: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Формат: Электронный ресурс eКнига
Язык:английский
Опубликовано: Kalamazoo : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, [2017]
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Оглавление:
  • 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.