Casualty

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780965649650Author David H PascoeFormat PaperbackPage Count 540Imprint D. H. Pascoe & Co., Inc.Publisher D. H. Pascoe & Co., Inc.Weight(grams)...

Weather-related events have cost the nation billions of dollars in damages over the past decade. Many of these losses are borne by private insurers and by two federal insurance programs the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which insures...

This book provides an analysis of the National Flood Program and its financial status, summarises the major challenges facing the program, including issues affecting its long-term financial solvency, presents some alternative approaches for managing and...

The four major types of natural environmental hazards that can result in property damages or lost lives are (1) geophysical events, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions; (2) meteorological events, such as hurricanes and tropical storms,...

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was established as an independent government corporation under the authority of the Banking Act of 1933, also known as the Glass-Steagall Act, to insure bank deposits. This book discusses recent actions...

This volume addresses many of the economic issues surrounding wind-related disasters. The research and ideas expressed in this volume are necessarily multidisciplinary in nature. Wind events such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and cyclones affect regional...