Episodic flooding and the cost of sea-level rise

Ecological Economics

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 149-159

  Michael, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs; Flooding; Inundation; Sea level rise

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; EPISODIC EVENT; FLOODING; GIS; REMOTE SENSING; SEA LEVEL;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249001950     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.10.009     Document Type: Article

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