Density and Disasters : Economics of Urban Hazard Risk

Today, 370 million people live in cities in earthquake prone areas and 310 million in cities with high probability of tropical cyclones. By 2050, these numbers are likely to more than double. Mortality risk therefore is highly concentrated in many...

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Main Authors: Lall, Somik V., Deichmann, Uwe
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
OIL
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20091229205549
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4348