Disasters in the United States : frequency, costs, and compensation /

The authors examine examine the increasing frequency of disasters in the United States along with their costs, compensation, mitigation strategies, and where different types are likely to occur.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Brusentsev, Vera (Author), Vroman, Wayne (Author)
Corporate Authors:	JSTOR (Organization), W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Kalamazoo : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, [2017]
Subjects:	Compensation management > United States. Natural disasters > Law and legislation > United States. Disaster relief > Law and legislation > United States. Disasters > United States > Costs. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure. SOCIAL SCIENCE > General. Compensation management. Disaster relief > Law and legislation. Natural disasters > Law and legislation. United States. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Setting the scene: a guide to this volume
Reporting, frequency, and correlates of disasters
Providing compensation to survivors of disasters
Hurricanes
Floods and their consequences
Tornadoes
Drought and other risks to agriculture
Wildfires
Geological and man-made disasters
Disasters and compensation systems
Figures
References
Authors
Index
About the institute.