Economic Consequence Analysis of Disasters: The E-CAT Software Tool (Integrated Disaster Risk Management) (repost)
Economic Consequence Analysis of Disasters: The E-CAT Software Tool (Integrated Disaster Risk Management) by Adam Rose
English | 2 May 2017 | ISBN: 9811025665 | 137 Pages | PDF | 3.04 MB
English | 2 May 2017 | ISBN: 9811025665 | 137 Pages | PDF | 3.04 MB
This study develops a methodology for rapidly obtaining approximate estimates of the economic consequences from numerous natural, man-made and technological threats. This software tool is intended for use by various decision makers and analysts to obtain estimates rapidly. It is programmed in Excel and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to facilitate its use. This tool is called E-CAT (Economic Consequence Analysis Tool) and accounts for the cumulative direct and indirect impacts (including resilience and behavioral factors that significantly affect base estimates) on the U.S. economy. E-CAT is intended to be a major step toward advancing the current state of economic consequence analysis (ECA) and also contributing to and developing interest in further research into complex but rapid turnaround approaches.