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Author:   Harry W, Richardson ,  Peter Gordon ,  James E. Moore II
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.594kg
ISBN:  

9781847203571

ISBN 10:   1847203574
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   30 July 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Preface 1. Introduction Harry W. Richardson, Peter Gordon and James E. Moore II 2. Comprehensive Disaster Insurance: Will it Help in a Post-Katrina World? Howard C. Kunreuther and Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan 3. A Decision Analysis of Options to Rebuild the New Orleans Flood Control System Carl Southwell and Detlof von Winterfeldt 4. Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned Jiin-Jen Lee and Bennington Willardson 5. Katrina vs. 9/11: How Should we Optimally Protect Against Both? Jun Zhuang and Vicki M. Bier 6. Worst-Case Thinking and Official Failure in Katrina Lee Clarke 7. Risk, Preparation, Evacuation and Rescue Edd Hauser, Sherry M. Elmes and Nicholas J. Swartz 8. Not Katrina: The Thames Barrier Decision Chang-Hee Christine Bae and Harry W. Richardson 9. Is New Orleans Ready to Celebrate After Katrina? Evidence from Mardi Gras and the Tourism Industry Kathleen Deloughery 10. Estimating the State-by-State Economic Impacts of Hurricane Katrina Jiyoung Park, Peter Gordon, James E. Moore II, Harry W. Richardson, Soojung Kim and Yunkyung Kim 11. Regional Economic Impacts of Natural and Man-Made Hazards: Disrupting Utility Lifeline Services to Households Adam Rose and Gbadebo Oladosu 12. Adjusting to Natural Disasters V. Kerry Smith, Jared C. Carbone, Jaren C. Pope, Daniel G. Hallstrom and Michael E. Darden 13. Katrina: A Third World Catastrophe? Edward J. Clay 14. Hurricane Katrina and Housing: Devastation, Possibilities and Prospects Raphael W. Bostic and Danielle Molaison 15. Unnatural Disaster: Social Impacts and Policy Choices after Katrina John R. Logan Index

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Edited by Harry W. Richardson, Honorary Doctorate, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, Peter Gordon, Professor, School of Policy, Planning and Development, University of Southern California, US and James E. Moore II, Professor, University of Southern California, US

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