Role of insurance in reducing flood risk

Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance: Issues and Practice

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 117-132

  Crichton, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate; Flooding; Insurance; Planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 42949148096     PISSN: 10185895     EISSN: 14680440     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.gpp.2510151     Document Type: Article

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