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HV551.2 .S46 2018
HV551
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2
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S46
2018
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
1119416817
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9781119416814
Erroneous ISBN
1119416795
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9781119416791
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Natural and Man-Made Catastrophes :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
Theories, Economics, and Policy Designs.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Newark :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2018.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (271 pages)
GENERAL NOTES
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6.3 Earthquake Policies and Programs.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; About the Author; Preface and Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 The Economics of Humanity-Ending Catastrophes, Natural and Man-made: Introduction; 1.1 Fables of Catastrophes in Three Worlds; 1.2 Feared Catastrophic Events; 1.3 Global or Universal Catastrophes; 1.4 A Multidisciplinary Review of Catastrophe Studies; 1.5 Economics of Catastrophic Events; 1.6 Empirical Studies of Behaviors Under Catastrophes; 1.7 Designing Policies on Catastrophic Events; 1.8 Economics of Catastrophes Versus Economics of Sustainability.
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1.9 Road AheadReferences; Chapter 2 Mathematical Foundations of Catastrophe and Chaos Theories and Their Applications; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Catastrophe Theory; 2.2.1 Catastrophe Models and Tipping Points; 2.2.2 Regulating Mechanisms; 2.3 Chaos Theory; 2.3.1 Butterfly Effect; 2.3.2 The Lorenz Attractor; 2.4 Fractal Theory; 2.4.1 Fractals; 2.4.2 The Mandelbrot Set; 2.4.3 Fractals, Catastrophe, and Power Law; 2.5 Finding Order in Chaos; 2.6 Catastrophe Theory Applications; 2.7 Conclusion; References.
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4.2 Defining Catastrophic Events: Thresholds4.3 Defining Catastrophic Events: Tail Distributions; 4.4 Insurance and Catastrophic Coverage; 4.5 Options for a Catastrophic Event; 4.6 Catastrophe Bonds; 4.7 Pareto Optimality in Policy Interventions; 4.8 Events of Variance Infinity or Undefined Moments; 4.9 Economics of Infinity: A Dismal Science; 4.10 Alternative Formulations of a Fat-tail Catastrophe; 4.11 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5 Economics of Catastrophic Events: Empirical Data and Analyses of Behavioral Responses; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Modeling the Genesis of a Hurricane.
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5.3 Indices of the Destructive Potential of a Hurricane5.4 Factors of Destruction: Wind Speeds, Central Pressure, and Storm Surge; 5.5 Predicting Future Hurricanes; 5.6 Measuring the Size and Destructiveness of an Earthquake; 5.7 What Causes Human Fatalities?; 5.8 Evidence of Adaptation to Tropical Cyclones; 5.9 Modeling Behavioral Adaptation Strategies; 5.10 Contributions of Empirical Studies to Catastrophe Literature; References; Chapter 6 Catastrophe Policies: An Evaluation of Historical Developments and Outstanding Issues; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Protecting the Earth from Asteroids.
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Chapter 3 Philosophies, Ancient and Contemporary, of Catastrophes, Doomsdays, and Civilizational Collapses3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Environmental Catastrophes: Silent Spring; 3.3 Ecological Catastrophes: The Ultimate Value Is Wilderness; 3.4 Climate Doomsday Modelers; 3.5 Collapsiology: The Archaeology of Civilizational Collapses; 3.6 Pascal's Wager: A Statistics of Infinity of Value; 3.7 Randomness in the Indian School of Thoughts; 3.8 The Road to the Economics of Catastrophes; References; Chapter 4 Economics of Catastrophic Events: Theory; 4.1 Introduction.
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Title
Natural and Man-Made Catastrophes : Theories, Economics, and Policy Designs.
International Standard Book Number
9781119416791
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Disasters.
Emergency management.
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
363
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348
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
HV551
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2
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S46
2018
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Seo, S. Niggol.
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Date of Transaction
20200822153717.0
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