Economic evaluation of the consequences of disasters

Kozmenko, Serhiy (2010): Economic evaluation of the consequences of disasters. Published in: Environmental Economics , Vol. 1, No. 1 (5 November 2010): pp. 8-11.

Abstract

The article analyzes the basic definitions of emergencies, disasters, elements and technological accidents. It gives the characteristics of the main consequences of disasters and offers an algorithm for the economic evaluation of these effects.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: disaster, technological accident, catastrophe, direct and indirect economic damage.
• Subjects: Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q51 - Valuation of Environmental Effects; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q54 - Climate ; Natural Disasters and Their Management ; Global Warming

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