The rising costs of floods: Examining the impact of planning and development decisions of property damage in Florida

Journal of the American Planning Association

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 330-345

  Brody, Samuel D ^a,b,c   Zahran, Sammy ^d   Maghelal, Praveen ^e   Grover, Himanshu ^a   Highfield, Wesley E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental Planning and Sustainability Research Unit ^*  (United States)

^c Center for Texas Beaches and Shores   (United States)

^d Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^e FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FLOOD; FLOOD DAMAGE; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; NATURAL HAZARD;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35348946420     PISSN: 01944363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01944360708977981     Document Type: Article

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