Natural Hazards, Unnatural Disasters
Download or Read eBook Natural Hazards, Unnatural Disasters PDF written by United Nations and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2010 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : United Nations |
| Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
| Total Pages | : 280 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780821380505 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0821380508 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Natural Hazards, Unnatural Disasters by : United Nations
Book excerpt: "A combination of case studies, data on many scales, and application of economic principles...[this report] provides an understanding of the relative roles of the market, government intervention, and social institutions in determining and improving both the prevention and the response to hazardous occurrences."-Kenneth J. Arrow, Nobel Prize in Economics, 1972
