Advances in Spatial and Economic Modeling of Disaster Impacts [Hardcover]

This book presents essential advances in analytical frameworks and tools for modeling the spatial and economic impacts of disasters. In the wake of natural disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina, the Haiti Earthquake, and the East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, as well as major terrorist attacks, the book analyzes disaster impacts from various perspectives, including resilience, space-time extensions, and decision-making strategies, in order to better understand how and to what extent these events impact economies and societies around the world. 
The contributing authors are internationally recognized experts from various disciplines, such as economics, geography, planning, regional science, civil engineering, and risk management. Thanks to the insights they provide, the book will benefit not only researchers in these and related fields, but also graduate students, disaster management professionals, and other decision-makers.

Yasuhide Okuyama is a Professor in the University of Kitakyushu, Japan. He earned his doctoral degree in regional planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1999.  He also holds masters degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (urban and regional planning, 1994) and from the University of Tsukuba, Japan (environmental science, 1986). His research interests center on economic impacts of disasters, regional science, input-output analysis, and urban and regional planning.  He has published a number of articles in various academic journals and book chapters, and edited a book titled Modeling Spatial and Economic Impacts of Disasters in 2004 with Professor Stephanie Chang of the University of British Columbia.  In addition, he has been contributing to research projects and consultation for organizations such as the World Bank, Eul“i