{"product_id":"9781848168930","title":"CALCULATING CATASTROPHE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Watch a video interview with Gordon Woo\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Book Launch of Calculating Catastrophe\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCalculating Catastrophe\u003c\/i\u003e has been written to explain, to a general readership, the underlying philosophical ideas and scientific principles that govern catastrophic events, both natural and man-made. Knowledge of the broad range of catastrophes deepens understanding of individual modes of disaster. This book will be of interest to anyone aspiring to understand catastrophes better, but will be of particular value to those engaged in public and corporate policy, and the financial markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author, Dr. Gordon Woo, was trained in mathematical physics at Cambridge, MIT and Harvard, and has made his career as a calculator of catastrophes. His diverse experience includes consulting for IAEA on the seismic safety of nuclear plants and for BP on offshore oil well drilling. As a catastrophist at Risk Management Solutions, he has advanced the insurance modelling of catastrophes, including designing a model for terrorism risk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNatural Hazards:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCausation and Association\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtra-Terrestrial Hazards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeteorological Hazards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeological Hazards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeomorphic Hazards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHydrological Hazards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSocietal Hazards:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitical Violence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInfectious Disease Pandemics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndustrial and Transportation Accidents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFraud Catastrophe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Sense of Scale:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize Scales of Natural Hazards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHazard Spatial Scales\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Human Disaster Toll\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModels of a Fractal World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Measure of Uncertainty:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Concept of Probability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Meaning of Uncertainty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAleatory and Epistemic Uncertainty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProbability Ambiguity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Weighing of Evidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Matter of Time:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTemporal Models of Hazards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong-Term Data Records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStatistics of Extremes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatastrophe Complexity:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmergent Catastrophes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinancial Crashes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAncillary Hazards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTerrorism:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Thinking Man's Game\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDefeating Terrorist Networks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCounter-Radicalization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForecasting:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarthquake Forecasting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVerification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRiver Flows and Sea Waves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccelerating Approach to Criticality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvidence-Based Diagnosis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDisaster Warning:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecision in the Balance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvacuation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Wisdom of Experts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDisaster Scenarios:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScenario Simulation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootprints and Vulnerability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFermi Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatastrophe Cover:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProbable Maximum Loss\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoherent Risk Measures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Samaritan's Dilemma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatastrophe Risk Securitization:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatastrophe Bonds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Price of Innovation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRisk Horizons:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEcological Catastrophe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClimate Change\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWar and Conflict Resolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e Applied mathematicians, earth and atmospheric scientists, civil engineers, geographers, economists and general public.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Imperial College Press","offers":[{"title":"Default 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