The economics of adaptation along developed coastlines

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 89-98

  Neumann, James ^a   Hudgens, Daniel ^a   Herter, John ^a   Martinich, Jeremy ^b  

^a Industrial Economics Incorporated   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST ESTIMATING; COSTS; ECOLOGY; FLOODS; SEA LEVEL; SHORE PROTECTION; STORMS;

BEACH NOURISHMENT; CONTINENTAL US; DISCOUNTED COSTS; ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES; ECONOMIC COSTS; LOCAL ADAPTATION; NATIONAL POLICIES; PRIOR ESTIMATES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 79961235628     PISSN: 17577780     EISSN: 17577799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcc.90     Document Type: Article

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