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The Impacts of Natural Disasters: A Framework for Loss Estimation

By National Research Council; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Environment and Resources Commission

Book information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
1999
ISBN
9780309570770, 9780309063944
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
528 kB (540476 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
80\0
Time added
2023-08-30 23:42:58

Description

We in the United States have almost come to accept natural disasters as part of our nation's social fabric. News of property damage, economic and social disruption, and injuries follow earthquakes, fires, floods and hurricanes. Surprisingly, however, the total losses that follow these natural disasters are not consistently calculated. We have no formal system in either the public or private sector for compiling this information. The National Academies recommends what types of data should be assembled and tracked.

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