Title: Learning from catastrophes: strategies for reaction and response
Abstract: Foreword by Klaus Schwab xiii Preface by Howard Kunreuther and Michael Useem xv Part I: Setting the Stage Chapter 1: Principles and Challenges for Reducing Risks from Disasters 1 Howard Kunreuther and Michael Useem Chapter 2: Acting in Time Against Disasters: A Comprehensive Risk Management Framework 18 Herman B. Dutch Leonard and Arnold M. Howitt Part II: Linking Risk Assessment, Risk Perception, and Risk Management Chapter 3: Forecasting and Communicating the Risk of Extreme Weather Events 41 Geoff Love and Michel Jarraud Chapter 4: Cognitive Constraints and Behavioral Bias 64 Sean Cleary Chapter 5: The Five Neglects: Risks Gone Amiss 83 Alan Berger, Case Brown, Carolyn Kousky, and Richard Zeckhauser Chapter 6: Can Poor Countries Afford to Prepare for Low-Probability Risks? 100 Michele McNabb and Kristine Pearson Chapter 7: The Role of Risk Regulation in Mitigating Natural Disasters 121 Bridget M. Hutter Chapter 8: Hedging Against Tomorrow's Catastrophes: Sustainable Financial Solutions to Help Protect Against Extreme Events 139 Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan Part III: Applications to Catastrophic Risks Chapter 9: A Financial Malignancy 156 Suzanne Nora Johnson Chapter 10: Climate Change: Nature and Action 170 Thomas E. Lovejoy Chapter 11: Lessons from Risk Analysis: Terrorism, Natural Disasters, and Technological Accidents 177 Detlof Von Winterfeldt Chapter 12: Turning Danger to Opportunities: Reconstructing China's National System for Emergency Management After 2003 190 Lan Xue and Kaibin Zhong Chapter 13: Dealing with Pandemics: Global Security, Risk Analysis, and Science Policy 211 Jiah-Shin Teh and Harvey Rubin Part IV: Innovation and Leadership Chapter 14: Long-Term Contracts for Reducing Losses from Future Catastrophes 235 Howard Kunreuther Chapter 15: Developing Leadership to Avert and Mitigate Disasters 249 Michael Useem Endnotes 269 About the Authors 307 World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on the Mitigation of Natural Disasters 313 Index 317
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-05-01
Language: en
Type: article
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