Disasters in the United States : frequency, costs, and compensation /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Brusentsev, Vera, (Author), Vroman, Wayne, (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Kalamazoo : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2017.
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Setting the scene: a guide to this volume
  • Reporting, frequency, and correlates of disasters
  • Providing compensation to survivors of disasters
  • Hurricanes
  • Floods and their consequences
  • Tornadoes
  • Drought and other risks to agriculture
  • Wildfires
  • Geological and man-made disasters
  • Disasters and compensation systems
  • Figures
  • References
  • Authors
  • Index
  • About the institute.