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A Framework to Support Insurers on the Assessment of Pollution Risks

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Assessment and Management of Environmental Risks

Part of the book series: NATO Science Series ((NAIV,volume 4))

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Pollution insurance systems are a tool with a strong potential in environmental management. However, the implementation of such systems can be troublesome mainly due to the lack of a stable and clear liability regime, and to difficulties in identifying activity risks, in estimating damage magnitude and placing monetary value on the resulting ecological damages.

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  1. ECOMAN - Portuguese Ecological Economics and Management Center DCEA-FCT/UNL, Monte de Caparica, 2825, PORTUGAL

    A. Salgueiro, R. Santoss & S. Martinho

  2. U.S. EPA, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

    G. Suter

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  1. Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

    Igor Linkov

  2. Menzie-Cura & Associates, Inc., USA

    Igor Linkov

  3. University of Lisbon, Portugal

    Jose Palma-Oliveira

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Salgueiro, A., Santoss, R., Martinho, S., Suter, G. (2001). A Framework to Support Insurers on the Assessment of Pollution Risks. In: Linkov, I., Palma-Oliveira, J. (eds) Assessment and Management of Environmental Risks. NATO Science Series, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0987-4_11

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