It is estimated that two million properties and five million people are located in areas at flood risk in England and Wales, with nearly 100,000 homes and businesses at risk of flooding in Scotland. These numbers are anticipated to rise significantly as a result of climate change which the IPCC...

The impact of flood-risk on local employment has been almost entirely neglected in the empirical urban economics literature. This omission is particularly anomalous in the context of climate change. We extend the literature in four ways. First, we argue that competition for land between firms...

Flood risks are forecast to rise significantly across many parts of Europe, USA, and Asia. As the climate warms, sea levels will continue to rise and the water holding capacity of the atmosphere will increase exponentially. At the same time, the cost of building flood barriers will increase...