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Torben Andersen, Pietro Masci

Economic Exposures to Natural Disasters Public Policy and Alternative Risk Management Approaches

IFM Review - december 2001



Natural disasters can be defined as sudden and temporary events triggered by natural hazards that crush the response capacity of the people and organizations involved and seriously hit the economic and social development of the affected regions.
The sources of catastrophic risk are natural phenomena, although human intervention or negligence can influence the impact of natural disasters.
The most common natural phenomena include earthquakes, slides, drought, volcanic activity, wild fires, hurricanes, windstorms, and cyclones.
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(12/01/2001)


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