An economic analysis of the Waffle

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-16

  DeVuyst, Eric A ^a   Bangsund, Dean A ^b   Leistritz, Larry L ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flood plain management; Flood stage damage functions; Micro basin storage; Nonstructural flood protection

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIKE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD DAMAGE; FLOODPLAIN; POLICY MAKING; RIVER BASIN;

RED RIVER OF THE NORTH BASIN;

EID: 77949805515     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.64.1.7     Document Type: Article

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