“Hurricaned” territories. Hurricane hazards and their impacts

This issue of EchoGéo investigates the environmental, social, economic and political consequences of hurricanes on territories and their management. The French neologism “cycloné” (or “hurricaned”) appeared on social networks in 2017 after hurricane Irma hit the West Indies. The word refers to the...

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הוצא לאור ב:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/echogeo,
Auteurs principaux: Vinet, Freddy, Leone, Frédéric
פורמט: Article ou chapitre numérique
שפה:Anglais
יצא לאור: EchoGéo 2024
גישה מקוונת:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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סיכום:This issue of EchoGéo investigates the environmental, social, economic and political consequences of hurricanes on territories and their management. The French neologism “cycloné” (or “hurricaned”) appeared on social networks in 2017 after hurricane Irma hit the West Indies. The word refers to the destruction caused by category 4 or 5 hurricanes, but also to their victims’ challenging experiences. These events raise the question of the ex-ante and ex-post evaluation of damages in terms of ma...