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, Jerome (Author), Stein, Seth (Author)
Corporate Author:	Safari, an O'Reilly Media Company
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	American Geophysical Union, 2014.
Edition:	1st edition.
Subjects:	Electronic books.
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