Natural disasters and climate change an economic perspective
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Natural disasters and climate change an economic perspective
Stephane HallegatteNatural Disasters and Climate ChangeAn Economic PerspectiveStéphane HallegatteNatural Disasters and Climate ChangeAn Economic Persp Natural disasters and climate change an economic perspectivepectiveSpringerStéphane HallegatteSustainable Development NetworkWorld BankWashington, DC. USAISBN 978-3-319-08932-4 ISBN 978-3-319-08933-1 (eBook)DOI 10.1OO7/978-3-319-08933-1Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht LondonLibrary of Congress Control Number: 2014949246©Springer International Publ Natural disasters and climate change an economic perspectiveishing Switzerland 2014This work is subject to copyright. All rights arc reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is conceNatural disasters and climate change an economic perspective
rned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any otherStephane HallegatteNatural Disasters and Climate ChangeAn Economic PerspectiveStéphane HallegatteNatural Disasters and Climate ChangeAn Economic Persp Natural disasters and climate change an economic perspectivey now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplicati Natural disasters and climate change an economic perspectiveon of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current versioNatural disasters and climate change an economic perspective
n, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance CenStephane HallegatteNatural Disasters and Climate ChangeAn Economic PerspectiveStéphane HallegatteNatural Disasters and Climate ChangeAn Economic Persp Natural disasters and climate change an economic perspectivece marks, etc. in this publication docs not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names arc exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use.While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the da Natural disasters and climate change an economic perspectivete of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be mNatural disasters and climate change an economic perspective
ade. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein.Cover image: Close-up view of the eye of HurriStephane HallegatteNatural Disasters and Climate ChangeAn Economic PerspectiveStéphane HallegatteNatural Disasters and Climate ChangeAn Economic Persp Natural disasters and climate change an economic perspectiveperSpringer is part of Springer Scicncc+Busincss Media (www.springer.com)PrologueNew Orleans was founded in 1718 and by the early nineteenth century had grown into the largest city in the southern United States. Ils land area protected by natural levees was very small, so as the city expanded, it sp Natural disasters and climate change an economic perspectiveread into marshland that was drained using pumps, drainage canals, and artificial levees. More reliable electric pumps and the development of better lNatural disasters and climate change an economic perspective
evees at the start of the twentieth century allowed for accelerated development. In the years since, however, weather-related catastrophes have becomeStephane HallegatteNatural Disasters and Climate ChangeAn Economic PerspectiveStéphane HallegatteNatural Disasters and Climate ChangeAn Economic Persp Natural disasters and climate change an economic perspectiveevels reached 4 m in some districts, and it took 4 days to pump the water from the city. The government responded by upgrading pump stations and raising levees along the drainage canals. In 1947. another hurricane hit the city, and the levees failed again. Thirty square miles flooded, and 15.000 peo Natural disasters and climate change an economic perspectiveple had to be evacuated. Again, major improvements to the protection system followed in the immediate aftermath of the disaster, with levees being raiNatural disasters and climate change an economic perspective
sed and extended.In 1965. Hurricane Betsy made landfall, and New Orleans flooded again. About 13.000 homes filled with water, leaving 60.000 people hoStephane HallegatteNatural Disasters and Climate ChangeAn Economic PerspectiveStéphane HallegatteNatural Disasters and Climate ChangeAn Economic Persp Natural disasters and climate change an economic perspectivean ambitious plan to protect New Orleans. The plan was to be fully implemented within 13 years, but in the face of numerous difficulties, including conflicts with environmental protection movements, it remained stalled for about two decades. It was eventually revised into the “high level plan.” The Natural disasters and climate change an economic perspectiveimplementation of that plan w as 60-90 % complete when Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. leading to the flooding of 80 % of the city and unprecedentedNatural disasters and climate change an economic perspective
human and economic damages. The complete failure of the protection system in 2005 demonstrated that both construction and maintenance had not been adStephane HallegatteNatural Disasters and Climate ChangeAn Economic PerspectiveStéphane HallegatteNatural Disasters and Climate ChangeAn Economic Persp Natural disasters and climate change an economic perspectivental changes. In particular, the local sea level rose by 5 cm per decade, about 50 cm in all, because of geological factors:VStephane HallegatteNatural Disasters and Climate ChangeAn Economic PerspectiveStéphane HallegatteNatural Disasters and Climate ChangeAn Economic PerspGọi ngay
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