Incorporating the Costs and Benefits of Adaptation Measures in Preparation for Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change—Guidebook (2020) / Chapter Skim
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162 HAZUS Hazus is FEMA's methodology for estimating potential losses from earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes. Potential loss estimates analyzed in Hazus include • Physical damage to residential and commercial buildings, schools, critical facilities, and infrastructures; • Economic losses from lost jobs, business interruptions, and repair and reconstruction costs; and • Social impacts related to sheltering requirements, displaced households, and population exposed to scenario floods, earthquakes, and hurricanes.
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Cost-Benefit Analysis Data Sources 163 Economic Valuation and Supporting Data Basis Source Value of Statistical Life (VSL)
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164 Incorporating the Costs and Benefits of Adaptation Measures in Preparation for Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change -- Guidebook Category Inputs Representative Available Data Sources Transportation-Focused Right-of-way acquisition Rate of depreciation Rate of deterioration Project life-cycle costs Traffic characteristics Detour cost Safety statistics Value of travel time Price of fuel Emissions Fuel tax Project operations and maintenance costs DOT records (e.g., ADT, accidents, maintenance records, passenger travel times, travel characteristics, historical project records, etc.) Depreciation schedules Bureau of Labor Statistics American Petroleum Institute (fuel tax rates, price of fuel)
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