Statistical Analysis of Natural Disasters and Related Losses (Record no. 92661)

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International Standard Book Number 9783319014548
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Standard number or code 10.1007/978-3-319-01454-8
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Subject category code NAT023000
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Classification number 551
Edition number 23
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Personal name Pisarenko, V.F.
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Title Statistical Analysis of Natural Disasters and Related Losses
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Statement of responsibility, etc by V.F. Pisarenko, M.V. Rodkin.
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Extent XI, 81 p. 84 illus.
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Series statement SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences,
International Standard Serial Number 2191-5369
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Formatted contents note The statistical methods of disaster analysis -- The heavy-tail distributions and their properties -- The contribution of maximum effect to the total, summarized effect under different distributions -- The stable approach to the risk assessment: estimation of quantiles of maximum effect -- Non-stationary natural processes, the “operational time” method -- The comparative study of disaster statistics for various natural disasters -- Earthquakes (energy, ground acceleration) -- Floods, hurricanes (victims, overall economic losses, insured losses) -- Tornadoes (victims, overall economic losses, insured losses).
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Summary, etc The study of disaster statistics and disaster occurrence is a complicated interdisciplinary field involving the interplay of new theoretical findings from several scientific fields like mathematics, physics, and computer science. Statistical studies on the mode of occurrence of natural disasters largely rely on fundamental findings in the statistics of rare events, which were derived in the 20th century. With regard to natural disasters, it is not so much the fact that the importance of this problem for mankind was recognized during the last third of the 20th century, - the myths one encounters in ancient civilizations show that the problem of disasters has always been recognized, - rather, it is the fact that mankind now possesses the necessary theoretical and practical tools to effectively study natural disasters, which in turn supports effective, major practical measures to minimize their impact. All the above factors have resulted in considerable progress in natural disaster research. Substantial accrued material on natural disasters and the use of advanced recording techniques have opened new doors for empirical analysis. However, despite the considerable progress made, the situation is still far from ideal. Sufficiently complete catalogs of events are still not available for many types of disasters, and the methodological and even terminological bases of research need to be further developed and standardized. The present monograph summarizes recent advances in the field of disaster statistics, primarily focusing on the occurrence of disasters that can be described by distributions with heavy tails. These disasters typically occur on a very broad range of scales, the rare greatest events being capable of causing losses comparable to the total losses of all smaller disasters of the same type. Audience: This SpringerBrief will be a valuable resource for those working in the fields of  natural disaster research, risk assessment and loss mitigation at regional and federal governing bodies and in the insurance business, as well as for a broad range of readers interested in problems concerning natural disasters and their effects on human life.
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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.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Natural Hazards.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Geophysics/Geodesy.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.
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Personal name Rodkin, M.V.
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Title Springer eBooks
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International Standard Book Number 9783319014531
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Uniform title SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences,
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Uniform Resource Identifier http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01454-8
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