principals agents and moral hazard

... In particular – and of no less significance than climate change – natural and humanmade hazards should be considered and contrasted ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS against climate change and its implications ... of risks, costs and benefits of handling these hazards using a multicriteria and systems approach towards the setting of policy priorities and resource sharing In addition to and developing from ... conceptualization of the multiplicity and salience of major challenges to development and security, all of which require political and public awareness and economic resources for timely and efficient policy treatment...

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... described by Smit and Wandel (2006), vulnerability of the system to a particular hazard is reflective of the system’s exposure, sensitivity to the hazard and its resilience to the hazard Adaptive ... learning and the social sources of adaptability, renewal and transformation; and (3) and understanding ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS of change and uncertainty as inherent in social-ecological systems ... et al (2003) attribute coping capacity and adaptive capacity as separate dimensions of resilience, Smit and Wandel (2006) lump them together To Smit and Wandel (2006), adaptive capacity is equivalent...

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... P., Pritchard, L and Young, O., 2006 Scale and cross-scale dynamics: governance and ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS information in a multilevel world Ecology and Society, 11(2) Coleman, F C and Williams, ... scholars, and increase collaboration between the young and the seasoned within academic institutions, development and relief organizations and government We see this path, embedded in adaptive and ... construction Science and Public Policy, 30(4) 235 Helmer, M and Hilhorst, D J M., 2006 Natural disasters and climate change Disasters, 30(1) – Hogarth, R M and Kunreuther, H C., 1985 Ambiguity and insurance...

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... variability in landfalls 3.2 Landfall rates and proportion Table shows for three different periods – 1900 – 2008, 1951–2008 and 1979–2008 – the frequency of annual landfalls in the first and second ... relationships of ENSO, NAO and AMO on landfalling storms and damage (e.g Elsner and Jagger, 2006; Jagger et al., 2008) Elsner and Jagger (2008) find a relationship between the solar cycle and US hurricane ... hurricane season, and in each case predicting landfall numbers to be above average For these three years the number of landfalls was well below the historical mean in 2006 and 2007 and above average...

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... can and cannot be known about the uncertain future And such wisdom starts with understanding the historical record and why the scientific community cannot produce skilful forecasts of future landfalls ... States hurricane landfalls and damages 199 Coughlin, K., Bellone, E., Laepple, T., Jewson, S and Nzerem, K., 2009 A relationship between all Atlantic hurricanes and those that make landfall in the ... doi:10.1038/nature04477 Landsea, C W., 2007 Counting Atlantic Tropical Cyclones back to 1900 EOS, 88 197 and 202 Lonfat, M., Boissonnade, A and Muir-Wood, R., 2007 Atlantic Basin, US and Caribbean landfall rates...

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... The Netherlands Natural disasters have increased in frequency and severity during the last few decades, causing considerable economic damage and loss of life A combination of climate and socio-economic ... in Australia in ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS 2009 killed over 200 people and damaged large pieces of land with devastating effects on wildlife The sharp increase in tempo and severity of the recent disasters ... Climate change and the frequency and severity of natural disasters In addition to socio-economic developments, climate change may increase the intensity and severity of weather extremes and contribute...

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... physical characteristics of the hazard, such as the location of a flood, flood depth and flow velocities of water, wind speeds, and frequency of occurrence of the hazard The portfolio of properties ... disaster, and emphasizes ingenuity and resourcefulness applied In the context of climate change Timmerman (1981) defines resilience as the capacity to absorb and recover from the occurrence of a hazardous ... system that enhance this system’s resistance to disasters and its capacity to respond to, and cushion impacts of, ˇ a disaster (Handmer and Dovers, 1996; Bockarˇ jova, 2007) Bockarjova (2007) adds...

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... van den Bergh, J C J M and Bouwer, L M., 2009a Climate change and increased risk for the insurance sector: a global perspective and an assessment for the Netherlands Natural Hazards, forthcoming ... L M and van den Bergh, J C J M., 2009b Climate change and hailstorm damage: empirical evidence and implications for agriculture and insurance, forthcoming Botzen, W J W., Aerts, J C J H and van ... Alphen, J and Aerts, J C J H., 2009 Flood maps in Europe – methods, availability and use Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 9(2) 289 –301 Dlugolecki, A F., 2000 Climate change and the insurance...

Ngày tải lên: 07/10/2012, 15:57

... wetlands which perform essential hydrological, biological and chemical functions and which support and maintain the productivity and health of the river systems A number of the Basin wetlands ... (The Australian, September 2008), and ‘Water dries up life on the land – Randall Crozier stands in the barren paddock, frowning at the drought-bleached desert sand’ (The Australian, 13 September ... catchment area for the Murray and Darling rivers and their tributaries It extends from Queensland to South Australia, including three-quarters of New South Wales and half of Victoria The basin...

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... Politics and History, 49(1) 61 –74 ¨ ¨ Brandstrom, A and Kuipers, S., 2003 From ‘normal incidents’ to ‘political crises’: understanding the selective politicization of policy failures Government and ... that is separated from the Southern Ocean by a narrow sand dune peninsula Lakes Alexandrina and Albert form the mouth of the Murray River and are comprised of fresh to saline waters The Coorong’s ... management and climate change was justified by the fact that Minister Penny Wong was the minister for climate change and water The Coorong Wetlands are one of the most important wetlands in Australia...

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... 1989, Crime, Shame and Reintegration (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge) Buffalo, M D and J W Rodgers: 1971, ‘Behavioral Norms, Moral Norms and Attachment: Problems of Deviance and Conformity’, ... a set of very general ideas and approaches that are mastered during early Business Ethics and Moral Motivation: A Criminological Perspective education in the field and are subsequently taken for ... by Andrew Fastow, who secretly enriched himself at the expense of the firm, and those committed by Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, who for the most part acted in ways that enriched the firm, and...

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... following common hazards: • Raw beef and veal products— Salmonella and E coli O157:H7 • Raw chicken, turkey and other poultry—Salmonella and Campylobacter jejuni/coli • Raw pork and other products ... beef and veal products— Salmonella and E coli O157:H7 •Raw chicken, turkey and other poultry—Salmonella and Campylobacter jejuni/coli •Raw pork and other products— Salmonella Chemical—No common hazard ... pathogens including •Raw beef and veal products— Salmonella and E coli O157:H7; •Raw chicken, turkey, and other poultry—Salmonella and Campylobacter jejuni/coli; and •Raw pork and other products— Salmonella...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 09:20

... 42 CDC agents and toxins to its current 82 CDC and USDA agents and toxins The current list includes 40 HHS-only agents, 10 overlap agents, and 32 USDA-only agents (24 animal pathogens and plant ... those biological agents and toxins that might be used as biothreat agents Policies and practices for work with biological select agents and toxins should promote both science and security Not ... those biological agents and toxins that might be used as biothreat agents Policies and practices for work with biological select agents and toxins should promote both science and security Not...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 15:20

... possibilities (SMR’s premises A and B) Alternative possibilities and moral responsibility (SMR’s premise B) 26 Moral responsibility and control (SMR’s premise B) 76 Indeterminism and moral responsibility ... happiness and wellbeing And we all have to thank Jo Hookway for having found this house and for many other ways in which she cared about us She and her husband, Chris, were invariably good hosts and ... does not land heads”, and Q the one expressed by “the coin does not land tails” In this case, both “N P” and “N Q” are true “N P” is true, for the coin does not land heads (it does not land at all,...

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... Ecosystems and HUMAN HEALTH Toxicology and Environmental Hazards L1568_ FM_fm Page Thursday, May 10, 2001 4:00 PM SECOND EDITION Ecosystems and HUMAN HEALTH Toxicology and Environmental Hazards ... complex enzymes and other proteins of the neurotoxins and coagulant-anticoagulants present in venoms and toxins One of the more serious environmental hazards may be natural radon gas, and cancer from ... potential, and it is little wonder that the public expresses concern and even, sometimes, panic about the harmful effects these agents may exert on their health and on the environment Many of these agents, ...

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... Volume Death and Whom to Save from It F M Kamm Morality, Mortality, Volume II Rights, Duties, and Status F M Kamm Suffering and Moral Responsibility Jamie Mayerfeld SUFFERING AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITY ... imply greater moral leeway There are two kinds of moral belief—the belief that X is wrong, and the belief that X is permitted One may be skeptical both about moral requirements and moral permissions ... SUFFERING AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITY that this particular phenomenon has towering moral significance in its own right, and that we have a powerful duty to stop and prevent it Epicurus, Bentham, and Sidgwick...

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... dispersing agents, sinking agents, and biological treatment 'I Fire and Explosion Hazards Handbook of Industrial Chemicals "Disperse andflush" is used for chemicals that can be made non-hazardous ... Fawcett, H., H., Hazardous and Toxic Materials: Safe Handling and Disposal, WileyInterscience Publishers, Inc., New York, 1988 13 King, R and J Magid, Industrial Hazard and Safety Handbook, Newnes-Butterworth ... data bases and publications on hazardous materials Depending on the nature and extent of the reader’s chemical handling, management and or level of responsibilities for chemicals and worker safety...

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... enforce and prosecute those who perform unlawful and prohibited acts Cognitive Moral Development Evolution To understand the origin of adult morality, it is necessary to understand a child’s moral ... knowledge, and ideas Success in this environment means attracting and retaining intelligent and demanding employees Employers will seek employees who have high standards for themselves and the companies ... relationship between moral judgment and moral behavior are not always congruent, that is, to know good is not the same as doing good and thinking about moral issues is not a substitute for moral living...

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... Plato and Kant 27 69 100 Part 2: Moral Virtue and Moral Psychology Aristotle’s Function Argument Aristotle on Function and Virtue From Duty and for the Sake of the Noble: Kant and Aristotle on Morally ... Reason,’’ and in the case of the formal principles of morality championed by Plato and Kant in ‘‘Self-Constitution in the Ethics of Plato and Kant.’’¹⁰ I will describe this view of instrumental and moral ... attitude and that has normative force ³ See, in particular, ‘‘Self-Constitution in the Ethics of Plato and Kant’’ (Essay in this volume) and ‘‘From Duty and for the Sake of the Noble: Kant and Aristotle...

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... value is equal and the same in all who have it; this means that it is the same in moral patients as it is in moral agents: If we postulate inherent value in the case of moral agents and recognize ... Singer and Utilitarianism Regan on Animal Rights 13 Animal Rights and Kant 31 Animal Rights and Post-Kantian Rationalism 53 Animal Rights and Compassion 77 Contents Conflict of Rights and Environmentalism ... are designed to apply to humans only—to moral agents, as Regan puts it, who can act by understanding rules and making agreements, but not to animals or moral patients who cannot But all the theorists...

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