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At War with the Weather: Managing Large-Scale Risks in a New Era of Catastrophes
At War with the Weather Managing LargeScale Risks in a New Era of Catastrophes
Author: Howard C. Kunreuther, Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan
The United States and other nations are facing large-scale risks at an accelerating pace. In 2005, three major hurricanes?Katrina, Rita, and Wilma?made landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast within an eight-week period. The damage caused by these storms led to insurance reimbursements and federal disaster relief of more than $180 billion?a record su...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780262012829
ISBN-10: 0262012820
Publication Date: 6/30/2009
Pages: 448
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Publisher: The MIT Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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