Risking house and home
Subtitle: disasters, cities, public policy
By: John M. Quigley and Larry A. Rosenthal, editors.
Contributors: Quigley, John M., 1942-; Rosenthal, Larry A., 1959-
Publisher: Berkeley Public Policy Press, Institute of Governmental Studies Publications
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780877724278
Subjects: Disaster relief -- United States; Insurance, Disaster -- United States; Urban policy -- United States
Description: Natural disasters are too often viewed as unpredictable and horrendous 'one-off' events. Edited by John Quigley and Larry Rosenthal, this useful collection of essays and research studies takes a systematic look at how private insurers, governments, and the larger economy respond to floods, earthquakes, wildfires, and terrorist events. Chapters by Howard Kunreuther (on insurance), Alan Berger, Carolyn Kousky, and Richard Zeckhauser (on damage distributions and losses), and Adam Rose (on resilience) are especially welcome for their coverage of the full range of impacts, losses, and recovery approaches across different disaster types and severities." -- John D. Landis, University of Pennsylvania.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.