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Economic and Societal Impacts of Tornadoes
eBook
ISBN/EAN: 9781935704027
Umbreit-Nr.: 9289379
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 0 S., 4.11 MB
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Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 22.01.2013
Auflage: 1/2013
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Format: PDF
DRM: Digitales Wasserzeichen
- Zusatztext
- For almost a decade, economists Kevin M. Simmons and Daniel Sutter have been studying the economic effects and social consequences of the approximately 1,200 tornadoes that touch down across the United States annually. During this time, they have compiled information from sources such as NOAA and the U.S. Census Bureau to examine the casualties caused by tornadoes and to evaluate the National Weather Service (NWS)s efforts to reduce these casualties. Their unique database has enabled this fascinating and game-changing study for meteorologists, social scientists, emergency managers, and everyone studying severe weather, policy, disaster management, or applied economics.
- Kurztext
- This book represents a decade of study by the authors, using such sources as NOAA and the U.S. Census on the economic and social effects of some 1,200 tornadoes that touch down across the U.S. annually. Analyzes economic and casuality statistics and more.
- Autorenportrait
- KEVIN M. SIMMONS is the Corrigan Chair of Economics at Austin College. In 2009 he was selected as a Fulbright Scholar to work with the International Center for Geohazards in Oslo. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Texas Tech University where he developed a research interest in the economics of natural hazards. His articles are widely cited and have appeared in journals from a variety of academic disciplines including engineering, sociology, law, meteorology as well as economics.