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Natural Disasters with Un-Natural Effects: Why?

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While all regions are exposed to natural hazards, most disasters (such as droughts, earthquakes, extreme temperatures, floods, slides, storms, volcanoes and wildfires) tend to occur in developing regions. Underdeveloped countries and poor people concentrate the un-natural impact of natural hazards, deepening the existent inequalities within and across countries. The paper analyzes the empirical evidence on the incidence of disasters and maps worldwide disaster risks, to then assess the factors as to why disaster risk concentrates on certain people, areas and countries. It uses a conceptual framework on the links among risk, vulnerability, and impacts to understand the multi-dimensionality of disaster effects and the increasing challenges that countries have to overcome in the face of climate change.

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  • Alex Julca, 2012. "Natural Disasters with Un-Natural Effects: Why?," Journal of Economic Issues, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 46(2), pages 499-510.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:jeciss:v:46:y:2012:i:2:p:499-510
    DOI: 10.2753/JEI0021-3624460225
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    1. Rodríguez-Espíndola, Oscar & Ahmadi, Hossein & Gastélum-Chavira, Diego & Ahumada-Valenzuela, Omar & Chowdhury, Soumyadeb & Dey, Prasanta Kumar & Albores, Pavel, 2023. "Humanitarian logistics optimization models: An investigation of decision-maker involvement and directions to promote implementation," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 89(C).
    2. Oscar Rodríguez-Espíndola, 2023. "Two-stage stochastic formulation for relief operations with multiple agencies in simultaneous disasters," OR Spectrum: Quantitative Approaches in Management, Springer;Gesellschaft für Operations Research e.V., vol. 45(2), pages 477-523, June.

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