Full-cost accounting of coastal disasters in the United States: Implications for planning and preparedness

Ecological Economics

Volumn 63, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 307-318

  Gaddis, Erica Brown ^a   Miles, Brian ^a   Morse, Stephanie ^a   Lewis, Debby ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal disasters; Disaster policy; Full cost accounting

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISASTER; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; NATURAL DISASTER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250161238     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.01.015     Document Type: Article

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