Catastrophe risk models for evaluating disaster risk reduction investments in developing countries

Risk Analysis

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 984-999

  Michel Kerjan, E ^a   Hochrainer Stigler, S ^b   Kunreuther, H ^a   Linnerooth Bayer, J ^b   Mechler, R ^b   Muir Wood, R ^c   Ranger, N ^d   Vaziri, P ^c   Young, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^c RISK MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catastrophe modeling; Cost benefit analysis; Disaster risk reduction

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHE MODELING; DISASTER RISK REDUCTIONS; ECONOMIC SITUATION; INTERNATIONAL DONORS; MAJOR NATURAL DISASTERS; MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES; RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES; RISK REDUCTION MEASURES;

APARTMENT HOUSES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISASTERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; DISASTER RELIEF; HURRICANE; INVESTMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISASTER; HUMAN; RISK REDUCTION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISASTERS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

ISTANBUL [TURKEY]; SAINT LUCIA; TURKEY; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

EID: 84879080966     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2012.01928.x     Document Type: Article

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