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Handbook on the economics of disasters

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Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction to the Handbook on the Economics of Disasters -- 2. A taxonomy of natural disasters -- PART I THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN EVALUATING DISASTER IMPACTS -- 3. A few good models for economic analysis of disasters: can your model handle the truth? -- 4. Behavioral economic consequences of disasters -- 5. The role of biases and heuristics in addressing natural disasters -- 6. Risk preferences and natural disasters: a review of theoretical and empirical themes -- PART II EVALUATION OF DISASTER CONSEQUENCES -- Section I Economic Impacts -- 7. Economic consequences of pre-COVID-19 epidemics: a literature review -- 8. Natural disasters and economic growth: revisiting the evidence -- 9. The impact of natural disasters on economic growth -- 10. Assessing the impact of natural disasters on industry gross domestic product in the United States -- 11. The fiscal consequences of natural disasters -- Section II Social Impacts -- 12. Natural disasters and self-reported well-being: a review of the literature -- 13. Preferences, behavior, and welfare outcomes against disasters: a review -- 14. Effect of major disasters on geographic mobility intentions: the case of the Fukushima nuclear accident -- PART III RISK MANAGEMENT, RESILIENCY AND VULNERABILITY -- Section I Insurance -- 15. The role of insurance in integrated disaster risk management with a focus on how insurance can support climate adaptation and disaster resilience -- 16. Supplying insurance for natural disasters: a retrospective study of property insurer strategies -- Section II Risk Assessment and Reduction -- 17. Expanded disaster risk assessment using agent-based modeling: a case study on floods in Sri Lanka -- 18. Using weather modi cation to subdue severe weather -- Section III Resilience and Vulnerability.

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English

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Edward Elgar Publishing Limited

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9781839103735

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