Infrastructure in developing and transition countries: Risk and protection

Risk Analysis

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 601-609

  Freeman, Paul K ^a   Pflug, Georg Ch ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Infrastructure protection; Natural catastrophes; Risk management

Indexed keywords

COSTS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE;

INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

DEVELOPING WORLD; DISASTER RELIEF; FINANCIAL PROVISION; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISASTER; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; INFRASTRUCTURE; MODEL; POLICY; PROBABILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS;

EID: 0038653213     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1539-6924.00340     Document Type: Article

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