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Macroeconomic Risk Management Against Natural Disasters
Stefan Hochrainer
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Description for Macroeconomic Risk Management Against Natural Disasters
Paperback. Num Pages: 203 pages, 63 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KFF; KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Looking back in history, we conceive the twentieth century as the century of wars. Most Hkely, we will conceive the twenty-first century as the century of (natural) catastrophes. Wars can be avoided (unfortunately, it did not happen often in history), in contrast, most natural disasters are outside human influence. However, the consequences of disasters can be alleviated by means of risk management. For an effective risk management, information is needed about (i) the size of the risk (measured by the frequency and intensity of the hazard), and (ii) the degree of vulnerability of the economy and society. Stefan Hochr- ner's ... Read more
Looking back in history, we conceive the twentieth century as the century of wars. Most Hkely, we will conceive the twenty-first century as the century of (natural) catastrophes. Wars can be avoided (unfortunately, it did not happen often in history), in contrast, most natural disasters are outside human influence. However, the consequences of disasters can be alleviated by means of risk management. For an effective risk management, information is needed about (i) the size of the risk (measured by the frequency and intensity of the hazard), and (ii) the degree of vulnerability of the economy and society. Stefan Hochr- ner's ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Deutscher Universitats-Verlag Germany
Number of pages
203
Condition
New
Number of Pages
203
Place of Publication
Wiesbaden, Germany
ISBN
9783835005945
SKU
V9783835005945
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About Stefan Hochrainer
Dr. Stefan Hochrainer promovierte bei o. Prof. Dr. Georg Pflug am Institut für Statistik und Decision Support Systems der Universität Wien. Er ist am International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, tätig.
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