Economic development and losses due to natural disasters: The role of hazard exposure

Ecological Economics

Volumn 72, Issue , 2011, Pages 97-105

  Schumacher, Ingmar ^a,b   Strobl, Eric ^b  

^a L 2983   (Luxembourg)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Disaster losses; Economic development; Hazard exposure; Natural disasters

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NATURAL DISASTER;

EID: 82755197162     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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