Economics of natural disasters / editors Suman Kumari Sharma, Euston Quah ; with additional contributions by Zach Lee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sharma, Suman Kumari, editor.

Quah, Euston, editor.

Lee, Zach, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural disasters--Economic aspects.

Natural disasters.

Physical Description:

xx, 278 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., [2019]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Chapter 2 The Empirical Literature on Poverty and Natural Disasters p. 15

Chapter 3 Economic Losses from Natural Disasters: Quantification Approaches and Developments in Asian Countries p. 49

Chapter 4 An Analysis of Exposure Risk to Extreme Events in Nature p. 85

Chapter 5 After the Thrill is Gone: Impact Analysis of the 1995 Kobe Earthquake and its Reconstruction p. 119

Chapter 6 Impact of Natural Disasters on Residential Property Values: Evidence from Australia p. 147

Chapter 7 Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management in Government Planning and Policy Agenda p. 181

Chapter 8 Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development: Going Forward p. 257.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9814723223

9789814723220

OCLC:

930486117