Compartmentalisation: Flood consequence reduction by splitting up large polder areas

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-17

  Klijn, F ^a   Asselman, N ^a   Van Der Most, H ^a  

^a WL DELFT HYDRAULICS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Flood consequences; Flood risk management; Policy analysis; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

COMPARTMENTALIZATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMBANKMENT; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD DAMAGE; FLOODPLAIN; POLICY ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRADE-OFF;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 77749237135     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1753318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-318X.2009.01047.x     Document Type: Article

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