Mitigation and Financing of Seismic Risks Turkish and International Perspectives

Name: Mitigation and Financing of Seismic Risks Turkish and International Perspectives
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ISBN: 9780792370987

ISBN-10: 0792370988

ISBN-13: 9780792370987

Edition: 2001

Authors: Paul R. Kleindorfer, Murat R. Sertel

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Huge economic losses from natural disasters, including nearly 100 000 fatalities world wide in 1999 alone, gave rise to a renewed recognition by government, industry and the public that national governments and international agencies cannot simply go on as they have in the past. Changes in financial cover, better enforcement procedures for building standards, better business contingency planning, and well developed emergency response were demanded from all sides. In this volume an international group of experts present recent research on the variety of approaches adopted by different countries to assess natural hazard risks and the incentives for mitigating and financing them, the…

Book details

List price: $109.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication date: 7/31/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 286
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.926



Authors


Preface and Acknowledgements


Introduction



Introduction and Overview of the Proceedings



Establishing the Infrastructure for Risk Quantification



Modeling and Quantification of Earthquake Risk: Application to Emerging Economies




Challenges in Marine Seismology in the Aegean Region




Seismic Risk in Romania: Features and Countermeasures



Mitigation and Mitigation Choice



Public-Private Partnerships for Reducing Seismic Risk Losses




Intertemporal Choice under Uncertainty: A Behavioral Perspective




A Social Decision Analysis of the Earthquake Safety Problem: The Case of Existing Los Angeles Buildings




Improving the Safety of Urban Areas through "Local Seismic Cultures": From the Umbria 1997 Earthquake to Co-operation in the Mediterranean



Recent Policy Developments in Turkey



Structural and Educational Dimensions of Earthquake Damage Mitigation in Turkey




Revision of the Turkish Development Law No. 3194 Governing Urban Development and Land Use Planning




Recent Changes in Turkish Disasters Policy: A Strategical Reorientation?



Insurance and Risk Transfer Mechanisms



Alternative Risk Transfer Mechanisms for Seismic Risks




Considerations Behind the Compulsory Insurance with Earthquake Coverage




Derivative Effects of the 1999 Earthquake in Taiwan to U.S. Personal Computer Manufacturers




Insurance Markets for Earthquake Risks in Turkey: An Overview