a r t i c l e i n f o This paper reviews the empirical literature on the economic impacts of natural disasters to inform both the modeling of potential future climate damages and climate adaptation policy related to extreme events. It covers papers that estimate the short-and/or long-run economic impacts of weather-related extreme events as well as studies identifying the determinants of the ma...

Despite an increased scientific understanding of the magnitude and regional variation in climate change in the coming decades, the societal costs of climate change remain difficult to quantify. This is mainly due to uncertainty surrounding future climate change and economic projections, as well as the complexities of linking physical impacts to economic processes. One of the sectors for which i...

The foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus has high agro-terrorism potential because it is contagious, can be easily transmitted via inanimate objects and can be spread by wind. An outbreak of FMD in developed countries results in massive slaughtering of animals (for disease control) and disruptions in meat supply chains and trade, with potentially large economic losses. Although the United States ...

This paper aims to examine the attitudes of the consumers in Greece towards the use of biotechnology in forest plantations and their potential purchases of forest transgenic products. Three groups of factors related the consumers’ attitude on the use of biotechnology in forest plantations with the potential purchases of transgenic forest products: (a) the potential negative environmental impact...

The aim of this study is to identify the economic effects educational tourism in Jordan. Behavioral and descriptive analytical statistical approaches were used. results based on a questionnaire, which was designed for collecting required data distributed random sample (1000) international students, who at (the University Jordan, Mu'tah University, Al-Ahliyya Amman Philadelphia Isra World Islami...

The paper presents partial outputs of an applied research project aimed at evaluating the socio-economic impacts occurrences emerging on railway and their reflection into economic evaluation construction projects. article builds results presented within previous scientific articles where unit sub-categories Czech railways were determined using a detailed Database Occurrences for 2011-2018 perio...