Strategic land acquisition for efficient and equitable flood risk reduction in the United States

Strategic land acquisition for efficient and equitable flood risk reduction in the United States

Land acquisition and subsequent prevention of future development in flood-prone areas offers high economic potential in reducing flood damage. However, there is an urgent need to evaluate the social outcome of this flood adaptation policy given the unequal exposure of vulnerable populations to flood...

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Main Authors: Jiyang Zhang, Haochi Zheng, Xiaodong Zhang, Zhulu Lin, Jeffrey VanLooy, Aaron Kennedy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Climate Risk Management
Subjects:
Flood adaptation policy
Quantitative evaluation
Equity
Economic benefit
Population exposure reduction
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212096323000803

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