An empirical model of efficiency analysis on flood prevention investment in Japan

Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 238-254

  Zhai, Guofang ^a   Fukuzono, Teruki ^a   Ikeda, Saburo ^b  

^a National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FLOOD CONTROL; INVESTMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 0346009176     PISSN: 09170553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-940x.2003.00075.x     Document Type: Article

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