Changes in future flood risk due to climate and development in a Dutch polder area

Damages from weather related disasters are projected to increase, due to a combination of increasing exposure of people and assets, and expected changes in the global climate. Only few studies have assessed in detail the potential range of losses in the future and the factors contributing to the pro...

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Published in:Global environmental change 2010-08, Vol.20 (3), p.463-471
Main Authors: Bouwer, Laurens M., Bubeck, Philip, Aerts, Jeroen C.J.H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Adaptation to change
Climate change
Economic loss
Economic losses
Flooding
Floods
Forecasts
Natural disasters
Netherlands
Probability
Socioeconomic development
The Netherlands
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