Heavy-Tailed Distributions in Disaster Analysis (Record no. 113607)
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| control field | 978-90-481-9171-0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789048191710 |
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| 024 7# - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 10.1007/978-90-481-9171-0 |
| Source of number or code | doi |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QC801-809 |
| 072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE | |
| Subject category code | PHVG |
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| 072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE | |
| Subject category code | SCI032000 |
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| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 550 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 526.1 |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Pisarenko, V. |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Heavy-Tailed Distributions in Disaster Analysis |
| Medium | [electronic resource] / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | by V. Pisarenko, M. Rodkin. |
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| -- | Dordrecht : |
| -- | Springer Netherlands : |
| -- | Imprint: Springer, |
| -- | 2010. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | XIV, 190 p. |
| Other physical details | online resource. |
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| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, |
| International Standard Serial Number | 1878-9897 ; |
| Volume number/sequential designation | 30 |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Distributions of Characteristics of Natural Disasters: Data and Classification -- Models for the Generation of Distributions of Different Types -- Nonparametric Methods in the Study of Distributions -- Nonlinear and Linear Growth of Cumulative Effects of Natural Disasters -- The Nonlinear and Linear Modes of Growth of the Cumulative Seismic Moment -- Estimating the Uppermost Tail of a Distribution -- Relationship Between Earthquake Losses and Social and Economic Situation. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Mathematically, natural disasters of all types are characterized by heavy tailed distributions. The analysis of such distributions with common methods, such as averages and dispersions, can therefore lead to erroneous conclusions. The statistical methods described in this book avoid such pitfalls. Seismic disasters are studied, primarily thanks to the availability of an ample statistical database. New approaches are presented to seismic risk estimation and forecasting the damage caused by earthquakes, ranging from typical, moderate events to very rare, extreme disasters. Analysis of these latter events is based on the limit theorems of probability and the duality of the generalized Pareto distribution and generalized extreme value distribution. It is shown that the parameter most widely used to estimate seismic risk – Mmax, the maximum possible earthquake value – is potentially non-robust. Robust analogues of this parameter are suggested and calculated for some seismic catalogues. Trends in the costs inferred by damage from natural disasters as related to changing social and economic situations are examined for different regions. The results obtained argue for sustainable development, whereas entirely different, incorrect conclusions can be drawn if the specific properties of the heavy-tailed distribution and change in completeness of data on natural hazards are neglected. Audience: This pioneering work is directed at risk assessment specialists in general, seismologists, administrators and all those interested in natural disasters and their impact on society. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Geography. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Physical geography. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Geology. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Earth Sciences. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Geophysics/Geodesy. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Natural Hazards. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences. |
| 650 24 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Earth Sciences, general. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Rodkin, M. |
| Relator term | author. |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| 773 0# - HOST ITEM ENTRY | |
| Title | Springer eBooks |
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| Display text | Printed edition: |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789048191703 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, |
| -- | 1878-9897 ; |
| Volume number/sequential designation | 30 |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9171-0 |
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