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Natural Disasters and Climate Change
Stephane Hallegatte
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Description for Natural Disasters and Climate Change
Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 32 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; KJT; RB; RNPG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 338.
This book explores economic concepts related to disaster losses, describes mechanisms that determine the economic consequences of a disaster, and reviews methodologies for making decisions regarding risk management and adaptation. The author addresses the need for better understanding of the consequences of disasters and reviews and analyzes three scientific debates on linkage between disaster risk management and adaptation to climate change. The first involves the existence and magnitude of long-term economic impact of natural disasters on development. The second is the disagreement over whether any development is the proper solution to high vulnerability to disaster risk. The third debate involves ... Read more
This book explores economic concepts related to disaster losses, describes mechanisms that determine the economic consequences of a disaster, and reviews methodologies for making decisions regarding risk management and adaptation. The author addresses the need for better understanding of the consequences of disasters and reviews and analyzes three scientific debates on linkage between disaster risk management and adaptation to climate change. The first involves the existence and magnitude of long-term economic impact of natural disasters on development. The second is the disagreement over whether any development is the proper solution to high vulnerability to disaster risk. The third debate involves ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
Number of Pages
194
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319380216
SKU
V9783319380216
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Natural Disasters and Climate Change
“Hallegatte’s effort has potential to be recommended to academics and government officials who wish to investigate economic consequences of a disaster and constitute future course of actions considering multiple uncertainties and climate scenarios. We found that the book consists of easy-to-understand theoretical discussions, logical explanations, clear language and impressive illustrations with a combination of vivid economic analysis. We believe that ... Read more