Mobilising flood risk management services from rural land: Principles and practice

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 50-68

  Morris, J ^a   Beedell, J ^b   Hess, T M ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SmithsGore   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compensation; Economics; Flooding; Natural processes; Policy; Rural

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC POLICY; FLOOD; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; LAND MANAGEMENT; MOBILIZATION; NATURAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84961720656     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1753318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfr3.12110     Document Type: Article

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