Towards modelling flood protection investment as a coupled human and natural system

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 155-171

  O'Connell, P E ^a   O'Donnell, G ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENT-BASED MODELLING; COUPLED HUMAN AND NATURAL SYSTEMS; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT; HOLISTIC APPROACH; INVESTMENT STRATEGY; PRO-ACTIVE APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION;

FLOOD CONTROL; GLOBAL WARMING; INVESTMENTS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

FLOODS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODPLAIN; GLOBAL WARMING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INVESTMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; STAKEHOLDER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84892578463     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-18-155-2014     Document Type: Article

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