Cost benefit analysis and flood damage mitigation in the Netherlands

Heron

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 95-111

  Jonkman, S N ^a,b   Brinkhuis Jak, M ^a   Kok, M ^a,b,c  

^a Ministry of Transport Public Works and Water Management Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c HKV CONSULTANTS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Economic optimisation; Flood damage; Flood protection; Flood risk

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FLOOD DAMAGE; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS;

ECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION; FLOOD PROTECTION; FLOOD RISK;

FLOODS;

EID: 9744256994     PISSN: 00467316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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