Economic costs incurred by households in the 2011 Greater Bangkok flood

Water Resources Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 58-77

  Nabangchang, Orapan ^a   Allaire, Maura ^b   Leangcharoen, Prinyarat ^a   Jarungrattanapong, Rawadee ^a   Whittington, Dale ^b,c  

^a Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia   (Thailand)

^b University of North Carolina   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2011 flood; Bangkok; compensation; damages; economic costs; flood losses; Thailand

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION (PERSONNEL); COST ESTIMATING; COSTS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD DAMAGE; FLOODS; LOSSES;

2011 FLOODS; BANGKOK; DAMAGES; ECONOMIC COSTS; FLOOD LOSS; THAILAND;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COMPENSATION SYSTEM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD DAMAGE; FLOODING; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MICROECONOMICS; MORTALITY;

BANGKOK; CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; KRUNG THEP MAHANAKHON; THAILAND;

EID: 85027934955     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014WR015982     Document Type: Article

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