Probabilistic cost-benefit analysis of disaster risk management in a development context

Disasters

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 374-400

  Kull, Daniel ^a   Mechler, Reinhard ^b   Hochrainer Stigler, Stefan ^c  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Climate change; Cost benefit analysis; Development; Disaster risk management; India; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; DROUGHT; FLOOD; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISASTER PLANNING; DROUGHT; ECONOMICS; FLOODING; HUMAN; INDIA; PAKISTAN; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISASTER PLANNING; DROUGHTS; FLOODS; HUMANS; INDIA; PAKISTAN; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

INDIA; PAKISTAN;

EID: 84879021118     PISSN: 03613666     EISSN: 14677717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/disa.12002     Document Type: Article

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