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- Disasters in the United States: Frequency, Costs, and Compensation
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: W.E. Upjohn Institute
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summary
This book focuses on three disaster-related categories: major disaster declarations, emergency declarations, and fire management assistance declarations. The authors utilize these official definitions to draw inferences about the frequency, geographic patterns, trends, and financial costs related to disasters.
Table of Contents
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- Figures, Tables
- pp. vii-viii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Abbreviations
- pp. x-xi
- 4 - Hurricanes
- pp. 77-96
- 5 - Floods and Their Consequences
- pp. 97-118
- 6 - Tornadoes
- pp. 119-134
- 7 - Drought and Other Risks to Agriculture
- pp. 135-152
- 8 - Wildfires
- pp. 153-168
- 9 - Geological and Man-Made Disasters
- pp. 169-180
- 10 - Disasters and Compensation Systems
- pp. 181-194
- References
- pp. 195-200
- About the Institute
- p. 219
Additional Information
ISBN
9780880995245
Related ISBN(s)
9780880995214
MARC Record
OCLC
969725655
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-24
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Creative Commons
CC-BY-NC-SA
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