How the failure to account for flexibility in the economic analysis of flood risk and coastal management strategies can result in maladaptive decisions

Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 386-393

  Gersonius, B ^a   Morselt, T ^b   van Nieuwenhuijzen, L ^c   Ashley, R ^a   Zevenbergen, C ^a  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b Blueconomy BV   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL HASKONINGDHV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate change; Flood risk management; Maladaptation; Real options; Sea level rise

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE STRATEGY; CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION; COASTAL DEFENSE SYSTEMS; COASTAL MANAGEMENT; FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT; MALADAPTATION; REAL OPTIONS; SEA LEVEL RISE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ENGINEERING; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; RESEARCH; SEA LEVEL;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAMAGE MECHANICS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FLOOD DAMAGE; FLOOD FORECASTING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PLANNING METHOD; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 84879760020     PISSN: 0733950X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000142     Document Type: Article

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