Floodplain Inundation Analysis Combined with Contingent Valuation: Implications for Sustainable Flood Risk Management

Water Resources Management

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2491-2505

  Ghanbarpour, M Reza ^a,b   Saravi, Mohsen Mohseni ^c   Salimi, Shokoufe ^d  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ALBERTA ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MAZANDARAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Flood insurance; Floodplain management; Risk; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); ECONOMICS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD INSURANCE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; RISKS;

CONTINGENT VALUATION METHODS; CONTINGENT VALUATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT; FLOODPLAIN INUNDATION; FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT; LAND USE REGULATIONS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

FLOODS;

CONTINGENT VALUATION; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODPLAIN; GIS; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INSURANCE SYSTEM; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

IRAN; NEKA RIVER;

EID: 84902320508     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-014-0622-2     Document Type: Article

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