TY - BOOK AU - Richardson,Harry W. AU - Pan,Qisheng AU - Park,JiYoung AU - Moore II,James E. ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Regional Economic Impacts of Terrorist Attacks, Natural Disasters and Metropolitan Policies T2 - Advances in Spatial Science, The Regional Science Series, SN - 9783319143224 AV - HT388 U1 - 338.9 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer KW - Natural disasters KW - Regional planning KW - Urban planning KW - Economic policy KW - Regional economics KW - Spatial economics KW - Economics KW - Regional/Spatial Science KW - Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning KW - Natural Hazards KW - Economic Policy N1 - Preface -- Part I: Introduction -- Part II: Theory -- Part III: Terrorist Attacks -- Part IV: Natural Disaster -- Part V: Metropolitan Policies -- Part VI: Conclusion N2 - This book presents a multiregional input-output model for the metropolitan area of Southern California, which helps to estimate the economic impact of simulated terrorist attacks on seaports, malls etc. as well as of natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis. The authors also analyze the economic and social effects of metropolitan policies such as growth controls, neighborhood gentrification or road-congestion charges. The model presented in the book has evolved over a period of 25 years and requires a very substantial computer capacity UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14322-4 ER -