From optimal to practical safety standards for dike-ring areas

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 113-124

  Eijgenraam, C J J ^a  

^a CPB NETHERLANDS BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Optimal height of dikes; Optimal safety norms

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISASTER PREVENTION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FLOOD CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; STANDARDS;

ECONOMIC GROWTH; SAFETY STANDARDS;

LEVEES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISASTER PREVENTION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FLOOD CONTROL; LEVEES; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; STANDARDS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FLOODING; LEVEE; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; SAFETY;

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER PLANNING; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLOODING; INVESTMENT; NETHERLANDS; PROBABILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; NATURAL DISASTERS; POLICY MAKING; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34548710190     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.543     Document Type: Conference Paper

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