The Economic Consequences Of A Catastrophic Earthquake

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Earthquake Engineering
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 030909013X

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The Economic Consequences of a Catastrophic Earthquake by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Earthquake Engineering Pdf

This book presents the proceedings of an August 1990 forum held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. Topics covered include the current and potential roles of the private sector and the various levels of government before, during, and after an earthquake occurs, and alternative strategies that could be implemented to reduce the economic impacts, with emphasis placed on the role of the insurance industry.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Earthquake Engineering
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1992-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309046398

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The Economic Consequences of a Catastrophic Earthquake by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Earthquake Engineering Pdf

This book presents the proceedings of an August 1990 forum held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. Topics covered include the current and potential roles of the private sector and the various levels of government before, during, and after an earthquake occurs, and alternative strategies that could be implemented to reduce the economic impacts, with emphasis placed on the role of the insurance industry.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Disaster insurance
ISBN : OCLC:154155055

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Indirect Economic Consequences of a Catastrophic Earthquake by Anonim Pdf

This study evaluates indirect economic impacts of an earthquake on financial markets, the national (U.S.) banking system, the insurance industry and the national energy distribution network.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1992-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0788101595

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Indirect Economic Consequences of a Catastrophic Earthquake by Anonim Pdf

Focuses on banking and financial markets, the insurance industry, the energy distribution network, and on "other" indirect consequences of a catastrophic earthquake. 100 charts and tables. Charts.

Author : Debarati Guha-Sapir,Indhira Santos,Alexandre Borde
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199339808

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The Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters by Debarati Guha-Sapir,Indhira Santos,Alexandre Borde Pdf

Since the turn of the millennium, more than one million people have been killed and 2.3 billion others have been directly affected by natural disasters around the world. In cases like the 2010 Haiti earthquake or the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, these disasters have time and time again wrecked large populations and national infrastructures. While recognizing that improved rescue, evacuation, and disease control are crucial to reducing the effects of natural disasters, in the final analysis, poverty remains the main risk factor determining the long-term impact of natural hazards. Furthermore, natural disasters have themselves a tremendous impact on the poorest of the poor, who are often ill-prepared to deal with natural hazards and for whom a hurricane, an earthquake, or a drought can mean a permanent submersion in poverty. The Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters focuses on these concerns for poverty and vulnerability. Written by a collection of esteemed scholars in disaster management and sustainable development, the report provides an overview of the general trends in natural disasters and their effects by focusing on a critical analysis of different methodologies used to assess the economic impact of natural disasters. Economic Impacts presents six national case studies (Bangladesh, Vietnam, India, Nicaragua, Japan and the Netherlands) and shows how household surveys and country-level macroeconomic data can analyze and quantify the economic impact of disasters. The researchers within Economic Impacts have created path-breaking work and have opened new avenues for thinking and debate to push forward the frontiers of knowledge on economics of natural disasters.

Author : Yasuhide Okuyama,Stephanie E. Chang
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783540247876

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Modeling Spatial and Economic Impacts of Disasters by Yasuhide Okuyama,Stephanie E. Chang Pdf

This volume is dedicated to the memory of Barclay G. Jones, Professor of City and Regional Planning and Regional Science at Cornell University. Over a decade ago, Barclay took on a fledgling area of study - economic modeling of disasters - and nurtured its early development. He served as the social science program director at the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (NCEER), a university consortium sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the United States. In this capacity, Barclay shepherded and attracted a number of regional scientists to the study of disasters. He organized a conference, held in the ill-fated World Trade Center in September 1995, on "The Economic Consequences of Earthquakes: Preparing for the Unexpected. " He persistently advocated the importance of social science research in an establishment dominated by less-than-sympathetic natural scientists and engineers. In 1993, Barclay organized the first of a series of sessions on "Measuring Regional Economic Effects of Unscheduled Events" at the North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI). This unusual nomenclature brought attention to the challenge that disasters -largely unanticipated, often sudden, and always disorderly - pose to the regional science modeling tradition. The sessions provided an annual forum for a growing coalition of researchers, where previously the literature had been fragmentary, scattered, and episodic. Since Barclay's unexpected passing in 1997, we have continued this effort in his tradition.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : LOC:00183664980

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Catastrophic Earthquakes by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science Pdf

Author : Hirokazu Tatano,Yoshio Kajitani
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789811627194

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Methodologies for Estimating the Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters by Hirokazu Tatano,Yoshio Kajitani Pdf

This book outlines methodologies to estimate the economic impacts of natural disasters based on business surveys conducted after large disasters in Japan. By including numerous observations on business activities in past disasters and the validations of both engineering and economic models based on these data sets, this book appeals to practitioners who estimate the regional economic impacts as well as to students and young professionals in various fields who conduct disaster impact studies. The book consists of 7 chapters and includes theories and practices, which help readers to interlink the estimation methods with real-world problems. The study primarily focuses on cases in Japan, but the methods employed can be generalized and applied in other countries.

Author : United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Publisher : Multidisciplinary Center for
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Earthquake hazard analysis
ISBN : 0965668207

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Economic Consequences of Earthquakes by United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency Pdf

Author : Andreas Risio,Bao Noguchi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Earthquakes
ISBN : 1621001733

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Large Earthquakes by Andreas Risio,Bao Noguchi Pdf

The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) system, operational since mid 2007, rapidly estimates the most affected locations and the population exposure at different levels of shaking intensities. The PAGER system has significantly improved the way aid agencies determine the scale response needed in the aftermath of an earthquake. Some engineering and seismological expertise is often required to digest PAGER's exposure estimate and turn it into estimated fatalities and economic losses. This has been the focus of PAGER's most recent developments. This book discusses the estimated economic consequences of large earthquakes along with an appendix of earthquake data.

Author : Albert P. Quinn
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Earthquakes
ISBN : 1631175173

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Earthquakes by Albert P. Quinn Pdf

An earthquake is a natural disaster that causes damage world-wide. Not only earthquakes of high magnitude, but also those of small magnitude that strike unprepared regions can cause economic and social consequences, and many casualties. Unlike other natural disasters, the exact time of an earthquake cannot be estimated; scientists can only predict the timeline and magnitude based on the history of earthquakes in a region. Even though current technology cannot predict the precise time, location or magnitude, public awareness about the estimations allows both individuals and government to be ready for their devastating effects. This book begins by discussing how public awareness about the effects of earthquakes and how to prepare for a possible earthquake which can potentially save lives. The book then continues with topics that include seismic PRA; seismic safety assessments of existing buildings; psychiatric reactions of individuals to earthquakes; possible relation between an intense earthquake and the voltage signal generated by atmospheric ionic currents and/or sudden change of the electric field in the air; and others.

Author : Yasuhide Okuyama,Adam Rose
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030162375

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Advances in Spatial and Economic Modeling of Disaster Impacts by Yasuhide Okuyama,Adam Rose Pdf

This book presents essential advances in analytical frameworks and tools for modeling the spatial and economic impacts of disasters. In the wake of natural disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina, the Haiti Earthquake, and the East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, as well as major terrorist attacks, the book analyzes disaster impacts from various perspectives, including resilience, space-time extensions, and decision-making strategies, in order to better understand how and to what extent these events impact economies and societies around the world. The contributing authors are internationally recognized experts from various disciplines, such as economics, geography, planning, regional science, civil engineering, and risk management. Thanks to the insights they provide, the book will benefit not only researchers in these and related fields, but also graduate students, disaster management professionals, and other decision-makers.

Author : Barclay G. Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1998-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0788148648

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Economic Consequences of Earthquakes by Barclay G. Jones Pdf

This book is concerned with the impact of damage to physical facilities on social & economic systems. The papers in this volume cover a variety of related topics including: new strategies for dealing with the earthquake hazard; implications of the great Hanshin (Kobe, Japan) earthquake for major U.S. cities; potential earthquakes in the eastern & central U.S.; preparedness & mitigation; economic implications of damage to infrastructure & mitigation opportunities; business disruption & economic consequences; potential impact on finance & insurance; & recommendations for future action. Illustrated.

Author : Skidmore, Mark
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781839103735

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Handbook on the Economics of Disasters by Skidmore, Mark Pdf

Evaluating the myriad dimensions of how disasters can affect economic activity and decision-making, this cutting-edge Handbook presents a timely analysis of the conditions that reduce or exacerbate disaster impacts. Addressing developments in research on disaster economics, internationally recognized scholars combine theoretical considerations with empirical methods to expand and improve the field of disaster mitigation.

Author : Taha Chaiechi
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 665 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780128174661

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Economic Effects of Natural Disasters by Taha Chaiechi Pdf

Economic Effects of Natural Disasters explores how natural disasters affect sources of economic growth and development. Using theoretical econometrics and real-world data, and drawing on advances in climate change economics, the book shows scholars and researchers how to use various research methods and techniques to investigate and respond to natural disasters. No other book presents empirical frameworks for the evaluation of the quality of macroeconomic research practice with a focus on climate change and natural disasters. Because many of these subjects are so large, different regions of the world use different approaches, hence this resource presents tailored economic applications and evidence. Connects economic theories and empirical work in climate change to natural disaster research Shows how advances in climate change and natural disaster research can be implemented in micro- and macroeconomic simulation models Addresses structural changes in countries afflicted by climate change and natural disasters