Flood damage, vulnerability and risk perception - challenges for flood damage research

The current state-of-the-art in flood damage analysis mainly focuses on the economic evaluation of tangible flood effects. It is contended in this discussion paper that important economic, social and ecological aspects of flood-related vulnerabilities are neglected. It is a challenge for flood research to develop a wider perspective for flood damage evaluation.

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Year of publication:	2005
Authors:	Messner, Frank ; Meyer, Volker
Institutions:	Department Ökonomie, Helmholtz Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ)
Subject:	Flood damage analysis \| flood vulnerability \| risk perception \| cost-benefit analysis \| integrated assessment

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	UFZ Discussion Papers. - ISSN 1436-140X.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number 13/2005
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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