{"product_id":"natural-and-manmade-catastrophes-9781119416791","title":"Natural and ManMade Catastrophes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thorough explanation of the mathematical theories, philosophies, and economics of catastrophes with a view to how humanity should be prepared for events with catastrophic consequences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book presents a holistic view of natural and man-made catastrophes, from mathematical theories and philosophy through to economics and policy. It is both academic and applied in its approach, offering both empirical evidence and academic reflections to give a new perspective on an ever-developing topic, and providing many examples of public policy and catastrophe responses from around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNatural and Man-made Catastrophes: Theories, Economics, and Policy Designs\u003c\/i\u003e begins by introducing readers to numerous natural and man-made catastrophes and how catastrophe theories have played a pivotal role in designing policies and responses to them. It discusses hurricanes, earthquakes, nuclear disaster, asteroid collision, Large Hadron Collider, artificial intelligence, unc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Economics of Humanity-Ending Catastrophes, Natural and Man-made: Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Fables of Catastrophes in Three Worlds 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Feared Catastrophic Events 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Global or Universal Catastrophes 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 A Multidisciplinary Review of Catastrophe Studies 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Economics of Catastrophic Events 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Empirical Studies of Behaviors under Catastrophes 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Designing Policies on Catastrophic Events 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 Economics of Catastrophes versus Economics of Sustainability 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.9 Road Ahead 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Mathematical Foundations of Catastrophe and Chaos Theories and Their Applications 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Catastrophe Theory 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1 Catastrophe Models and Tipping Points 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2 Regulating Mechanisms 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Chaos Theory 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.1 Butterfly Effect 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2 The Lorenz Attractor 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Fractal Theory 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.1 Fractals 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.2 The Mandelbrot Set 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.3 Fractals, Catastrophe, and Power Law 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Finding Order in Chaos 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Catastrophe Theory Applications 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Conclusion 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Philosophies, Ancient and Contemporary, of Catastrophes, Doomsdays, and Civilizational Collapses 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Environmental Catastrophes: Silent Spring 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Ecological Catastrophes: The Ultimate Value Is Wilderness 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Climate Doomsday Modelers 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Collapsiology: The Archaeology of Civilizational Collapses 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Pascal’s Wager: A Statistics of Infinity of Value 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Randomness in the Indian School of Thoughts 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 The Road to the Economics of Catastrophes 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Economics of Catastrophic Events: Theory 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Defining Catastrophic Events: Thresholds 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Defining Catastrophic Events: Tail Distributions 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Insurance and Catastrophic Coverage 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Options for a Catastrophic Event 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Catastrophe Bonds 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Pareto Optimality in Policy Interventions 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Events of Variance Infinity or Undefined Moments 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9 Economics of Infinity: A Dismal Science 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.10 Alternative Formulations of a Fat-tail Catastrophe 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.11 Conclusion 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Economics of Catastrophic Events: Empirical Data and Analyses of Behavioral Responses 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Modeling the Genesis of a Hurricane 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Indices of the Destructive Potential of a Hurricane 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Factors of Destruction: Wind Speeds, Central Pressure, and Storm Surge 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Predicting Future Hurricanes 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Measuring the Size and Destructiveness of an Earthquake 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 What Causes Human Fatalities? 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Evidence of Adaptation to Tropical Cyclones 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9 Modeling Behavioral Adaptation Strategies 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10 Contributions of Empirical Studies to Catastrophe Literature 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Catastrophe Policies: An Evaluation of Historical Developments and Outstanding Issues 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Protecting the Earth from Asteroids 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Earthquake Policies and Programs 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Hurricane, Cyclone, and Typhoon Policies and Programs 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Criteria Pollutants: The Clean Air Act 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Toxic Chemicals and Hazardous Substances: Toxic Substances Control Act 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Ozone Depletion: The Montreal Protocol 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 GlobalWarming: The Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.10 Strangelets: High-Risk Physics Experiments 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.11 Artificial Intelligence 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.12 Conclusion 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Insights for Practitioners: Making Rational Decisions on a Global or Even Universal Catastrophe 219\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Lessons from the Multidisciplinary Literature of Catastrophes 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Fears of Low-Minds and High-Minds: Opinion Surveys 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Planet-wide Catastrophes or Universal Catastrophes 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Making Rational Decisions on Planet-wide or Universal Catastrophes 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Conclusion 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 249\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738359148887,"sku":"9781119416791","price":83.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119416791.jpg?v=1723811972","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/natural-and-manmade-catastrophes-9781119416791","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}