Books
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Understanding Disaster Insurance
Released in the fall of 2022, this book provides an accessible introduction to the complexities—and exciting possibilities—of risk transfer markets in the U.S. and around the world.
How can we improve insurance to provide consistent and sufficient help following all disasters? How do we use insurance not just to help us recover, but also to help us prevent disasters in the first place? And how can insurance help us achieve broader social and environmental goals?
Available at Amazon, Bookshop.org, or Island Press.
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A Blueprint for Coastal Adaptation
Tens of millions of Americans are at risk from sea level rise, increased tidal flooding, and intensifying storms.
The design and policy decisions that have shaped coastal areas are in desperate need of updates to help communities better adapt to a changing climate. This book, with contributions from experts in design, law, planning, economics, and policy, identifies a bold new research and policy agenda and provides implementable options for coastal communities.
Selected Book Chapters
Kousky, C. (2020). Catastrophic Risk Transfer in a Post-Pandemic World. In: Challenges and Opportunities in the Post-COVID-19 World. Geneva, World Economic Forum: 40-43.
Kousky, C. (2019). Threats to Insurability. In: The Future of Risk Management, ed Kunreuther, H. et al. Phildelphia, Penn Press: Chapter 14.
Kousky, C. (2017). Revised Risk Assessments and the Insurance Industry. In: Policy Shock: Regulatory Responses to Oil Spills, Nuclear Accidents, and Financial Crashes, ed Balleisen, E., L. Bennear, K. Krawiec, and J. Wiener. Cambridge University Press: 58-81.
Kousky, C., S. M. Olmstead and R. Sedjo (2011). Harm’s Way: Homeowner Behavior and Wildland Fire Policy. In Wildfire Policy: Law and Economics Perspectives, eds K. M. Bradshaw and D. Lueck. New York City, Routledge: 178-199.
McKenzie, E., Irwin, F., Ranganathan, J., Hanson, C., Kousky, C., Bennett, K., Ruffo, S., Conte, M., Salzman, J., Paavola, J. (2011). Incorporating Ecosystem Services in Decisions. In Natural Capital: Theory and Practice of Mapping Ecosystem Services, eds Kareiva, P., Tallis, H., Ricketts, T. H., Daily, G. C, Polasky, S. Oxford, University Press.
Cooke, R., Kousky, C., and H. Joe (2011). Micro-Correlations and Tail Dependence. In Dependence Modeling: Vine Copula Handbook, eds. D. Kurowicka and H. Joe. London, World Scientific: 89-112.