Regional Economic Impacts Of Terrorist Attacks, Natural Disasters And Metropolitan Policies (advances In Spatial Science)

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. Front Matter....Pages i-x Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction....Pages 3-17 Front Matter....Pages 19-19 Theory and Methodologies: Input–Output, SCPM and CGE....Pages 21-45 Front Matter....Pages 47-47 Alternative Terrorist Attacks on the Twin Ports of Los Angeles-Long Beach....Pages 49-63 A Radiological Bomb Attack on the Downtown Los Angeles Financial District....Pages 65-85 A Bomb Attack on a Shopping Mall....Pages 87-94 Front Matter....Pages 95-95 Protection of the Los Angeles Floodplain....Pages 97-114 Estimating the Costs of a Large Urban Earthquake....Pages 115-127 The Regional Economic Impacts of a Tsunami Wave....Pages 129-144 Front Matter....Pages 145-145 The Costs of Stormwater Protection....Pages 147-157 PRIDE and Prejudice: The Economic Impacts of Growth Controls in Pasadena....Pages 159-174 The Economic Impacts of SR-91 and I-5 Corridor Improvements....Pages 175-194 Peak Load Road Pricing: Potential Impacts on Los Angeles....Pages 195-204 The Local Economic and Social Impacts of a University....Pages 205-215 Front Matter....Pages 217-217 Conclusions....Pages 219-224