Insurance and sustainability in flood-risk management: The UK in a transitional state

Area

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 266-272

  Ball, Tom ^a   Werritty, Alan ^a   Geddes, Alistair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flood; Insurance; Interview; Semi structured; Sustainable; UK

Indexed keywords

FLOOD CONTROL; INSURANCE SYSTEM; PRIVATE SECTOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84881667465     PISSN: 00040894     EISSN: 14754762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/area.12038     Document Type: Article

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