Tradeoff between Investments in Infrastructure and Forecasting when Facing Natural Disaster Risk

Tradeoff between Investments in Infrastructure and Forecasting when Facing Natural Disaster Risk

Hurricane Katrina of 2005 was responsible for at least 81 billion dollars of property damage. In planning for such emergencies, society must decide whether to invest in the ability to evacuate more speedily or in improved forecasting technology to better predict the timing and intensity of the criti...

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Main Author: Kim, Seong D.
Other Authors: Bickel, J. Eric
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2010
Subjects:
infrastructure
forecast quality
natural disaster
hurricane
evacuation speed
forecast accuracy
hazard risk
emergency
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-05-749

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