Media type: E-Book Title: At war with the weather : managing large-scale risks in a new era of catastrophes Contributor: Kunreuther, Howard [Author]; Michel-Kerjan, Erwann [Contributor]; Doherty, Neil A. [Contributor] Published: Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2009 Extent: 1 online resource (xxi, 416 pages); illustrations, maps Language: English ISBN: 9780262255431; 026225543X; 0262012820; 9780262012829; 1282240277; 9781282240278 Keywords: Disaster insurance United States ; Emergency management United States ; Risk management United States ; Disaster insurance ; United States ; Emergency management ; United States ; Risk management ; United States ; ECONOMICS/Environmental Economics Origination: Footnote: Description: In this work, the authors deliver an analysis of how the US currently mitigates, insures against, and finances recovery from natural disasters.