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Nature, Socioeconomics and Adaptation to Natural Disasters : New Evidence from Floods

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dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Susana
dc.contributor.authorHamilton, Kirk
dc.contributor.authorVincent, Jeffrey R.
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:03:21Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:03:21Z
dc.date.issued2011-06-01
dc.description.abstractThe authors analyze the determinants of fatalities in 2,194 large flood events in 108 countries between 1985 and 2008. Given that socioeconomic factors can affect mortality right in the aftermath of a flood, but also indirectly by influencing flood frequency and magnitude, they distinguish between direct and indirect effects of development on flood mortality. The authors find that income is negatively associated with the frequency of floods and, conditional on their magnitude, the fatalities they cause in developing countries. However, for developed countries they find that increased income is associated with more fatalities, both directly (conditional on flood occurrence and magnitude) and indirectly through an increase in the frequency and magnitude of flood events. Also in contrast to the literature, they find that the effect of governance on flood frequency and fatalities in developing countries is U-shaped, with improvements in governance reducing the numbers of floods and deaths when governance is weaker but raising them when governance is stronger.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110630170010
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5725
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3488
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5725
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGGREGATING GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectAVALANCHES
dc.subjectBUILDING CODES
dc.subjectBUREAUCRACY
dc.subjectBUREAUCRATIC QUALITY
dc.subjectCASUALTIES
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCOUNTRY COVERAGE
dc.subjectDAMAGES
dc.subjectDATA QUALITY
dc.subjectDEATH TOLL
dc.subjectDEATH TOLLS
dc.subjectDECLARATION
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectDISASTER
dc.subjectDISASTER ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectDISASTER PREPARATION
dc.subjectDISASTER PREPAREDNESS
dc.subjectDISASTER PREVENTION
dc.subjectDISASTER RELIEF
dc.subjectDISASTER REPORTING
dc.subjectDISASTER TYPE
dc.subjectDROUGHTS
dc.subjectEARLY WARNING
dc.subjectEARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectEARTHQUAKE
dc.subjectEARTHQUAKES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectEMERGENCY HEALTH
dc.subjectEMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE
dc.subjectEMERGENCY SERVICES
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subjectEVACUATION
dc.subjectEVACUATIONS
dc.subjectFATALITIES
dc.subjectFATALITY
dc.subjectFLOOD
dc.subjectFLOOD CONTROL
dc.subjectFLOOD DATA
dc.subjectFLOOD DISASTER
dc.subjectFLOOD DIVERSION
dc.subjectFLOOD EVENT
dc.subjectFLOOD FREQUENCY
dc.subjectFLOOD LEVELS
dc.subjectFLOOD MAGNITUDE
dc.subjectFLOOD MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFLOOD MAPS
dc.subjectFLOOD OCCURRENCE
dc.subjectFLOOD PLAINS
dc.subjectFLOOD RISK
dc.subjectFLOOD STAGES
dc.subjectFLOOD ZONES
dc.subjectFLOOD-CONTROL
dc.subjectFLOODED
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHIC AREA
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE VARIABLES
dc.subjectHURRICANE
dc.subjectIMPACT OF FLOOD
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL MEASURES
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL REFORM
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL VARIABLES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectLANDSLIDES
dc.subjectLARGE FLOOD
dc.subjectLARGE FLOOD EVENTS
dc.subjectLARGE FLOODS
dc.subjectMAJOR FLOOD
dc.subjectMAJOR FLOOD EVENTS
dc.subjectMAJOR FLOODS
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT ERROR
dc.subjectMEASURING CORRUPTION
dc.subjectMEDICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTER
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNATURAL HAZARDS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL FREEDOMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR CORRUPTION
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectRECONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectRIVERS
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC DATA
dc.subjectSTORM
dc.subjectSTORMS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTROPICAL CYCLONES
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVOLCANOES
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.titleNature, Socioeconomics and Adaptation to Natural Disasters : New Evidence from Floodsen
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okr.crossref.titleNature, Socioeconomics and Adaptation to Natural Disasters: New Evidence from Floods
okr.date.disclosure2011-06-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:23:04.037568Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid963641468175787775
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5725
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20110630170010
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum14492644
okr.identifier.reportWPS5725
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.topicWater Resources::Flood Control
okr.topicGovernance::Governance Indicators
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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