Valuating the intangible effects of natural hazards - Review and analysis of the costing methods

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1633-1640

  Markantonis, V ^a   Meyer, V ^a   Schwarze, R ^a,b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY VIADRINA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COST; NATURAL HAZARD; VALUATION;

EID: 84861539135     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-12-1633-2012     Document Type: Review

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