Economics of Natural Disasters (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789814723220)

Unlike existing books on the topic that cover more on non-economic aspects of natural disasters, this book covers economic aspects of natural disasters viz damage assessment, risk management and resilience. The book contains several case studies and covers some of the major natural disasters in different countries, most notably the recent Nepal earthquake, tsunami in Fukushima, the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, floods in Thailand, the typhoon Haiyan, and the eruptions of Mount Merapi. It also suggests avenues for better public policies to tackle economics of natural disasters.

Author: Suman Kumari Sharma
ISBN-10: 9814723223
ISBN-13: 9789814723220
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 01/11/2019
Pages: 300
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d