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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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
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Publisher Address: | Chichester, West Sussex : |
Publication Dates: | 2014. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118620786 |
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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 levees to protect against floods, or to prevent development in the areas at risk? Would more lives be saved by making hospitals earthquake-resistant, or using the funds for patient care? What should scientists tell the public when - as occurred in L'Aquila, Italy and Mammoth Lakes, California - ther |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781118620809 (ePub) 1118620801 (ePub) 9781118620816 (Adobe PDF) 111862081X (Adobe PDF) 9781118620786 111862078X 130663976X 9781306639767 1118620828 (cloth) 9781118620823 (cloth) |
Index Number: | GB5014 |
CLC: | X43 |
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. |