An uncertainty index to measure the feasibility of Whole-Life Cycle Costing approach in flood risk management

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 215-225

  Viavattene, C ^a   Faulkner, H ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Integrated urban flood risk management; Non structural responses; Uncertainty; Whole Life Cycle Costing

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FLOOD; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84865293032     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1753318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-318X.2012.01140.x     Document Type: Article

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