Flood risk perception and implications for flood risk management in the Netherlands

International Journal of River Basin Management

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-122

  Baan, Paul J A ^a   Klijn, Frans ^a  

^a WL DELFT HYDRAULICS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Flood management; Flood risk; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009591346     PISSN: 15715124     EISSN: 18142060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2004.9635226     Document Type: Article

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