Introduction
-Howard Kunreuther, Robert J. Meyer, and Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan
PART I. BEHAVIORAL FACTORS INFLUENCING DECISION-MAKING UNDER RISK AND UNCERTAINTY
Chapter 1. The Arithmetic of Compassion and the Future of Risk Management
-Paul Slovic and Daniel VÄstfjÄll
Chapter 2. "Risk as Feelings" and "Perception Matters": Psychological Contributions on Risk, Risk-Taking, and Risk Management
-Elke U. Weber
Chapter 3. Risk-Based Thinking
-Baruch Fischhoff
Chapter 4. Structured Empirical Analysis of Decisions Under Natural Hazard Risk
-Craig E. Landry, Gregory Colson, and Mona Ahmadiani
Chapter 5. Mixing Rationality and Irrationality in Insurance Demand and Supply
-Mark Pauly
Chapter 6. The Disaster Cycle: What We Do Not Learn from Experience
-Robert J. Meyer
PART II. IMPROVING RISK ASSESSMENT
Chapter 7. Using Models to Set a Baseline and Measure Progress in Reducing Disaster Casualties
-Robert Muir-Wood
Chapter 8. Learning from All Types of Near-Misses
-Robin Dillon
Chapter 9. Managing Systemic Industry Risk: The Need for Collective Leadership
-Paul J. H. Schoemaker
Chapter 10. Measuring Economic Resilience: Recent Advances and Future Priorities
-Adam Rose
PART III. DEVELOPING BETTER RISK COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES
Chapter 11. Improving Stakeholder Engagement for Upstream Risks
-Robin Gregory and Nate Dieckmann
Chapter 12. Improving the Accuracy of Geopolitical Risk Assessments
-Barbara A. Mellers, Philip E. Tetlock, Joshua D. Baker, Jeffrey A. Friedman, and Richard Zeckhauser
Chapter 13. Efficient Warnings, Not "Wolf or Puppy" Warnings
-Lisa A. Robinson, W. Kip Viscusi, and Richard Zeckhauser
PART IV. ROLE OF RISK MITIGATION, RISK-SHARING, AND INSURANCE
Chapter 14. Threats to Insurability
-Carolyn Kousky
Chapter 15. The Role of Insurance in Risk Management for Natural Disasters: Back to the Future
-Howard Kunreuther
Chapter 16. Improving Individual Flood Preparedness Through Insurance Incentives
-W. J. Wouter Botzen
Chapter 17. Strong and Well-Enforced Building Codes as an Effective Disaster Risk Reduction Tool: An Evaluation
-Jeffrey Czajkowski
PART V. GOVERNMENT AND RISK MANAGEMENT
Chapter 18. Getting the Blend Right: Public-Private Partnerships in Risk Management
-Cary Coglianese
Chapter 19. The Regulation of Insurance Markets Subject to Catastrophic Risks
-Robert W. Klein
Chapter 20. Rethinking Government Disaster Relief in the United States: Evidence and a Way Forward
-Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan
List of Contributors
Index
