A global framework for future costs and benefits of river-flood protection in urban areas

Nature Climate Change

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 642-646

  Ward, Philip J ^a   Jongman, Brenden ^a,b   Aerts, Jeroen C J H ^a   Bates, Paul D ^c,d   Botzen, Wouter J W ^a,e   DIaz Loaiza, Andres ^a   Hallegatte, Stephane ^f   Kind, Jarl M ^g   Kwadijk, Jaap ^h   Scussolini, Paolo ^a   Winsemius, Hessel C ^a,g  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^b WORLD BANK GROUP   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d SSBN Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f WORLD BANK   (United States)

^g DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; FLOOD CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN AREA;

EID: 85028656930     PISSN: 1758678X     EISSN: 17586798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate3350     Document Type: Article

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