Review article "Assessment of economic flood damage"

Damage assessments of natural hazards supply crucial information to decision support and policy development in the fields of natural hazard management and adaptation planning to climate change. Specifically, the estimation of economic flood damage is gaining greater importance as flood risk manageme...

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Main Authors: B. Merz, H. Kreibich, R. Schwarze, A. Thieken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-08-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/10/1697/2010/nhess-10-1697-2010.pdf