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Introduction to catastrophe risk modelling : a physics-based approach / Arnaud Mignan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mignan, Arnaud, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Emergency management--Mathematical models.
- Emergency management.
- Risk--Mathematical models.
- Risk.
- Risk management.
- Hazard mitigation.
- risk management.
- Physical Description:
- xxvi, 336 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- "A comprehensive overview of catastrophe risk modelling, focusing on the physics of the catastrophe process. Quantifying dozens of natural and man-made perils, this is a go-to text for advanced undergraduates and graduates in Earth science, engineering and actuarial science, as well as researchers and practitioners interested in risk modelling"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Part I. Basics of CAT Modelling: 1. Overview of catastrophe risks
- 2. Probabilistic hazard assessment
- 3. Probabilistic risk assessment
- Part II. Advanced CAT Modelling: 4. Dynamic hazard modelling
- 5. Modelling of cascading effects
- Part III. CAT Risk Management: 6. CAT risk management.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781009437387
- 1009437380
- 9781009437349
- 1009437348
- OCLC:
- 1439101084
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