Climate change, trade and natural disaster/ (Record no. 158022)
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| fixed length control field | 00376nam a2200133Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9788184503630 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 333.7 |
| Item number | CHA/C |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Chatterjee, Biswajit |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Climate change, trade and natural disaster/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Biswajit Chatterjee |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Delhi: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Deep & Deepn publication, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2011. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 145p. |
| Dimensions | 25cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | <br/><br/><br/><br/>1. CLIMATE CHANGE AND CHALLENGES FOR DEVELOPMENT I<br/><br/>Section I:<br/>Evidences<br/><br/>Section II:<br/>Choice of Discount Rate 11<br/><br/>Section III:<br/>Implications for Development Policies 16<br/><br/>Section IV:<br/>Conclusions 21<br/><br/><br/><br/>2. TRADE AND CLIMATE CHANGE 25<br/><br/>Section I;<br/>International Trade and Climate Change 26<br/><br/>Section II;<br/>Assessments of the Effect of Trade<br/>Opening on Emissions 33<br/>(a) Econometric Studies on the Scale, Composition<br/>and Technique Effects 33<br/>(b) The "Environmental Kuznets Curve" and<br/>Greenhouse Gas Emissions 35<br/>(c) Environmental Assessments of Trade Agreements 39<br/>(d) Other Approaches 42<br/><br/>Section III:<br/>Trade and Transport ' 42<br/><br/>Section IV:<br/>Trade and Environment Negotiations under the WTO 45<br/><br/>Section V :<br/>Contribution of Trade and Trade Opening i<br/>to Mitigation and Adaptation Efforts 48<br/>(a) Technological Spillovers from Trade 48<br/>(b) Trade as a Means of Economic Adaptation to<br/>Climate Change 49<br/>(c) Possible Impact of Climate Change on Trade 52<br/>(d) The Interplay of Rules 54<br/><br/>Section VI:<br/>Concluding Observations 58<br/><br/>3. NATURAL DISASTER, RISK AND INSURANCE—<br/>AN ANALYTICAL REVIEW 63^<br/>I. Introduction:<br/>Climate Change and Natural Disaster 6S<br/>Natural Disaster / 66<br/><br/>Section I:<br/>Forms of Natural Disaster 67<br/>1. Important Forms of Natural Disasters 67<br/>2. Natural Disasters—A Brief Overview 68<br/>3. Factors Responsible for Natural Disasters 70<br/>4. The Natural Disaster Poverty Nexus 71<br/>5. Macroeconomic Impact of Natural Disaster 74<br/><br/>Section II:<br/>Natural Disaster and Economic Growth 75<br/>Introduction 75<br/><br/>Section III:<br/>Theoretical and Empirical Models on Natural Disasters :<br/>A Survey of Literature 82<br/>Tlie Informational Effects of Natural Disasters 84<br/>Informational Effects of Disasters : Empirical Evidence 86<br/>Theoretical Effects of Disaster Expectations on Development 86<br/>Models of the Insurance Market, Mitigation and Post-Disaster Aid 88<br/>Behaviour and Perceptions of Property Owners in High Risk Areas 89<br/>Interaction Among Insurance, Development, Mitigation and Post-Disaster Aid 91<br/>Design of Financial Instruments for Capitalizing Private Insurance 92<br/>Empirical Models of Economic Impacts of Disaster Events 94<br/><br/>Section IV:<br/>Natural Catastrophe.Modeling 96<br/>Catastrophe Modeling Post-Hurricane Katrina 97<br/>Assessment of Extreme Losses from Natural Disasters :The AIR Approach 98<br/>Natural Disaster Loss Estimation Methodology 99<br/>Event Generation and Local Intensity 100<br/>Vulnerability/Damage Estimation . 103<br/><br/>Section V: <br/>Insurance Against Natural Disaster ' 104<br/>The U.S. Scenario 104<br/>Catastrophe Deductibles 105 ^<br/>Earthquakes 106<br/>Earthquake Insurance 106<br/>Wildland Fires 107<br/>Reinsurance 108 ,<br/>Pricing 108<br/>Special Catastrophe Programmes 109<br/>Flood Insurance 109<br/>Effect of Natural Disaster on Insurance Market 111<br/>Insurance Market Consequences of Catastrophes:<br/>Loss Ratios, Premiums and Losses 112<br/>The Dependent Variables 114<br/>Natural Disaster Management: The Indian Scenario 119<br/><br/>Section VI:<br/>Managing the Impact of Natural Disaster—The Important Issues 121<br/>(a) Preventive Measures 121<br/>(b) Fiscal Preparation for Natural Disaster 122<br/>(c) Real Time Post-disaster Response 124<br/>Strategies for Risk Bearing, Mitigation and Risk Transfer 128<br/>Protection Against Catastrophic Losses :<br/>Behaviour of the Firm 128<br/>Importance of Safety—First Constraints and<br/>Shareholder Concerns 128<br/>Developing Risk Management Strategies to Satisfy<br/>Conflicting Objectives 129<br/>Strategies for Reducing Insurer Losses 131<br/>Underwriting and Mitigation Strategies 131<br/>Risk Transfer Mechanisms 132<br/>Indemnity Contracts • 132<br/>Index-Based or Parameterized Contracts 132<br/>Homeowners' Decision Processes and Strategies 134<br/>Tools of Disaster Management 136<br/>Natural Disaster Risk-Sharing: Implications for the<br/>Developing World 138<br/><br/> |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Climatic changes |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Natural disasters -- Economic aspects |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Climatic changes -- Economic aspects. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 29/08/2016 | 333.7 CHA/C | P12851 | 03/10/2019 | 03/10/2019 | General Books |