Abstract The US Geological Survey, Multi Hazards Demonstration Project (MHDP) uses
hazards science to improve resiliency of communities to natural disasters including …

As the material anchors of globalization, North America's global port cities channel flows of
commodities, capital, and tourists. This book explores how economic globalization …

The attacks of September 11 exposed the vulnerability of the American homeland to
terrorism. Terrorists have already expressed their intentions to continue their aggression …

Abstract Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 caused tremendous economic losses in the
Gulf Coast region. Though Hurricane Ike in 2008 was relatively less severe, it still caused …

Most articles in the literature on hurricane impact analysis have focused on historical
hurricanes, and few of them have examined the potential losses caused by a hypothetical …

In this clear and observant book, Kenneth Button provides an overview of the economics
and political economy of transport security, considering its policy from an economic …

This study focuses on the economic implications of positive externalities in new technology
investment for underwater security of ports and waterways. The evidence on the magnitude …

Peak load pricing has long been seen as a way to internalize externalities, as a set of
incentives to shift peak hour trips to off-peak periods, and as a mechanism to generate …

Στην παρούσα μελέτη με τίτλο «Ναυτιλία και συμβολή στην παγκόσμια και ελληνική
οικονομία: Νομοθετικό πλαίσιο, Κίνδυνοι και Κόστος», εξετάζεται ο ρόλος της Ναυτιλίας στην …

Since insurance rates were partially deregulated in 1995, the California workers'
compensation insurance market has been very volatile. For reasons that go beyond price …