[PDF.53fs] Playing against Nature: Integrating Science and Economics to Mitigate Natural Hazards in an Uncertain World (Wiley Works)

Playing against Nature: Integrating Science and Economics to Mitigate Natural Hazards in an Uncertain World (Wiley Works)

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 | #2496479 in Books |  2014-05-27 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.90 x.78 x7.00l,1.60 | File type: PDF | 278 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Well written and a good introduction to the emerging interdisciplinary field blending science|By Customer|Well written and a good introduction to the emerging interdisciplinary field blending science, economics, policy, and communication. Focused on earthquakes and tsunamis, but easily applicable in a broader sense.

Includes lots of additional resources for those lo| |This book addresses the elephant in the room; 'why are hazard assessments failing', and 'what strategies can we use to minimize losses from disasters  and from efforts to mitigate them?'  from the perspective of a father and son, world renowned

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 p...

You easily download any file type for your device.Playing against Nature: Integrating Science and Economics to Mitigate Natural Hazards in an Uncertain World (Wiley Works)   |  Seth Stein, Jerome Stein. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.

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