Playing against nature : integrating science and economics to mitigate natural hazards in an uncertain world /

Defending society against natural hazards is a high-stakes game of chance against nature, involving tough decisions. How should a developing nation allocate its budget between building schools for towns without ones or making existing schools earthquake-resistant? Does it make more sense to build le...

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Main Authors: Stein, Seth (Author), Stein, Jerome L. (Author)
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2014.
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