Playing against nature : integrating science and economics to mitigate natural hazards in an uncertain world / Seth Stein and Jerome Stein.
Defending society against natural hazards is a high-stakes game of chance against nature, involving tough decisions. How should a developing nation allocate its budget between building schools for towns without ones or making existing schools earthquake-resistant? Does it make more sense to build le...
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| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
2014.
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| Summary: | Defending society against natural hazards is a high-stakes game of chance against nature, involving tough decisions. How should a developing nation allocate its budget between building schools for towns without ones or making existing schools earthquake-resistant? Does it make more sense to build levees to protect against floods, or to prevent development in the areas at risk? Would more lives be saved by making hospitals earthquake-resistant, or using the funds for patient care? What should scientists tell the public when - as occurred in L'Aquila, Italy and Mammoth Lakes, California - there. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118620809 1118620801 9781118620816 111862081X 9781118620786 111862078X 130663976X 9781306639767 1118620828 9781118620823 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |