Browsing Environment (Faculty of) by Subject "natural disasters"
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The Financialization of Environmental Risks through Catastrophe Bonds: A Spatial-Temporal Evaluation
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-24)As natural disaster risks continue to increase as a result of climate change, insurance companies and other institutions struggle to find ways to deal with these risks. There is a propensity for these risks to be financialized ... -
The Weight of Islands: A GIS-based material stock analysis of Grenada in the context of extreme weather and climate change
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-25)The building stock consumes large amounts of resources for maintenance and expansion, which is only exacerbated by disaster events where large-scale reconstruction must occur quickly. Recent research has shown the potential ...