Throughout history, societies have had to decide whom to 'sacrifice' and whom to help in times of disaster. This volume examines how elite groups attempt to mai
This book sets out to develop a new framework for the analysis and understanding of large natural disasters occurring in developing countries in the last three
One of the primary responsibilities of governments is to shield citizens from life threatening events such as natural disasters. Previous work has demonstrated
Mainstream quantitative analysis and simulations are fraught with difficulties and are intrinsically unable to deal appropriately with long-term macroeconomic e