Understanding flexibility for multifunctional flood defences: A conceptual framework

Journal of Water and Climate Change

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 467-484

  Anvarifar, Fatemeh ^a   Zevenbergen, Chris ^a,b   Thissen, Wil ^c   Islam, Tushith ^c  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climate change; Flexibility; Flood management; Manufacturing; Real options; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; MANUFACTURE;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; FLEXIBILITY; FLOOD DEFENCE; FLOOD MANAGEMENT; IS FLEXIBILITY; REAL OPTIONS; UNCERTAINTY;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FLOOD CONTROL; MANUFACTURING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84989225429     PISSN: 20402244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wcc.2016.064     Document Type: Article

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