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BL
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1030706
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b785076
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| Main Entry
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Kunreuther, Howard.
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| Title & Author
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At war with the weather : : managing large-scale risks in a new era of catastrophes /\ Howard C. Kunreuther and Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan with Neil A. Doherty [and others].
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, Mass. :: MIT Press,, ©2009.
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1 online resource (xxi, 416 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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| ISBN
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0262012820
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: 026225543X
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: 1282240277
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: 9780262012829
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: 9780262255431
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: 9781282240278
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-392) and index.
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| Contents
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Preface; Acknowledgments; I Cause for Concern; 1 A New Era of Catastrophes; 2 Catastrophe Risk and the Regulation of Property Insurance; 3 A Market Analysis of Property Insurance against Hurricane Risk; 4 Come Rain or Shine; II Understanding the Demand and Supply of Disaster Insurance; 5 Homeowners' Decision Making for Purchasing Insurance Coverage; 6 Private Insurers' Decision Making for Supplying Coverage; 7 Private Reinsurers' Decision Making for Supplying Coverage; 8 Innovative Insurance-Linked Securities for Financing Extreme Events
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9 A Framework for Linking Supply and Demand of Disaster Insurance10 A Multistate Empirical Analysis of Homeowners' Insurance; III Protecting Homeowners Against Natural Disasters; 11 Impact of Insurance Status on Economic Welfare of Homeowners in Hazard-Prone Areas; 12 Enhancing the Implementation of Risk Reduction Measures; 13 Policy Analysis of Alternative Programs; IV Creating Innovative Solutions; 14 Proposed Innovations for Dealing with Catastrophic Risks; 15 Winning the War against the Weather and Other Extreme Events; Abbreviations; Glossary; Notes; References
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| Abstract
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In this work, the authors deliver an analysis of how the US currently mitigates, insures against, and finances recovery from natural disasters.
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Disaster insurance-- United States.
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Emergency management-- United States.
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Risk management-- United States.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Insurance-- Casualty.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Insurance-- Property.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Insurance-- Risk Assessment Management.
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Disaster insurance.
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Emergency management.
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Risk management.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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368.1/2200973
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| LC Classification
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HG9979.3.K86 2009eb
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| Added Entry
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Doherty, Neil A.
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Michel-Kerjan, Erwann.
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