During the last decades, input-output (I/O) economic models have assumed a prominent role
in disaster impact analysis and resilience assessment. Rooted in general equilibrium theory …

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has once again made the impacts of natural
disasters a hot topic in academia. The environmental impacts of natural disasters, however …

The economic history of the US illustrates how the role of many cities has been changed by
being seaports or located on navigable rivers or lakes. Based on the widening of the …

2. Background The tourism industry is a critical economic engine in the United States (US).
Tourism has a combined value greater than the US agricultural industry, US airline industry …

The recent upward trend in the direct costs of natural disasters is a reflection of both an
increase in asset densities and the concentration of economic activities in hazard-prone …

Quantifying many natural disasters economically is a global concern. Even in the US,
economic damages stemming from natural disasters are experienced annually. Unexpected …

Input–output modeling of inter-industry analysis was introduced in English in the original
work of Leontief (1928); it was first developed by Bogdanov in Russian in 1921. Leontief …

Isard demonstrated as early as 1951 that traditional (national) I–O models are inadequate
because they cannot capture the effects of linkages and interactions among regions. To …

An important, but overlooked component of disaster managment is raising the awareness
and preparedness of potential stakeholders. We show how recent advances in agent-based …

Adapting to the rapid process of globalization requires nodes of international trade and
global financial operations conveyed in the world urban system. Urban and metropolitan …