Benefit-cost analyses of disaster risk reduction (DRR) projects are an important tool for evaluating the efficiency of such projects, and an important input into decision making. These analyses, however, often fail to monetize the benefits of reduced death and injury. The authors review the literature on valuing reduced death and injury, and suggest methods for calculating order-of-magnitude estimates of these benefits. Because few empirical estimates...
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2009/02/01
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政策研究报告
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WPS4832
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1
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2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Valuing mortality and morbidity in the context of disaster risks
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per capita income