Analyzing the costs and benefits of natural disaster responses in the context of development. Environment Working Paper.

Banco Mundial. Policy Planning and Research Staff. Environment Department.
Anderson, Mary B.

1990

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SETTING TEH QUESTION. Introduction. The Question of this Paper. DEFINITIONS AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISASTERS AND DEVELOPMENT. Definition of Disasters. The Importance of the Question: The Relationship between Disasters and Dvelopment. CONSIDERATION OF THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF DISASTER RESPONSE OPTIONS: THE CONTEXT OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. Definitions of Prevention and Recovery. Benefit-Cost Analysis in the Disaster Context. Tacit Models in the Developed World. A Consideration of costs of Disasters; A Comparison between Developed and Developing Countries. BENEFI-COST ANALYSIS OF DISASTER PREVENTION AND RECOVERY. Disaster Prevention: Benefits and Costs. Disaster Recovery: Benefits and Costs. Cost Effectiveness for Different Disaster Types. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS. BIBLIOGRAPHY.

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PAISES EN DESARROLLO; DESASTRES NATURALES; ANALISIS COSTO-BENEFICIO; DESARROLLO; PREVENCION; PROGRAMAS DE RECONSTRUCCION;