Modeling spatial and economic impacts of disasters /
This book brings together a collection of innovative papers on strategies for analyzing the spatial and economic impacts of disasters. Natural and human-induced disasters pose several challenges for conventional modeling. For example, disasters entail complex linkages between the natural, built, and...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin :
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2004.
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| Series: | Advances in spatial science.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book brings together a collection of innovative papers on strategies for analyzing the spatial and economic impacts of disasters. Natural and human-induced disasters pose several challenges for conventional modeling. For example, disasters entail complex linkages between the natural, built, and socio-economic environments. They often create chaos and economic disequilibrium, and can also cause unexpected long-term, structural changes. Dynamic interactions among agents and behavioral adjustments in a disaster become complicated. The papers in this volume make notable progress in tackling these challenges through refinements of conventional methods, as well as new modeling frameworks and multidisciplinary, integrative strategies. The papers also provide case study applications that afford new insights on disaster processes and loss reduction strategies. |
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| Item Description: | Memorial volume. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 323 pages) : 72 figures, 40 tables |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783540247876 (electronic bk.) 3540247874 (electronic bk.) |