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Economics of Natural Disasters
Contributor(s): Suman Kumar Sharma & Euston Quah (Author)
ISBN: 9814723223     ISBN-13: 9789814723220
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
OUR PRICE:   $112.10  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: December 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Environmental Economics
- Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy
- Nature | Natural Disasters
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.25 lbs) 300 pages
 
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Unlike existing books on the topic that cover more on non-economic aspects of natural disasters, this book covers economic aspects of natural disasters viz damage assessment, risk management and resilience. The book contains several case studies and covers some of the major natural disasters in different countries, most notably the recent Nepal earthquake, tsunami in Fukushima, the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, floods in Thailand, the typhoon Haiyan, and the eruptions of Mount Merapi. It also suggests avenues for better public policies to tackle economics of natural disasters.