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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Flood Policy"”.
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Extreme rainfall, flood scaling and flood policy options in the United States
River flood and rainfall have been shown to exhibit scale invariance behavior over a range of space and time scales. Although various approaches have been taken to investigate and model the various scaling aspects of rainfall and floods, little theoretical work has been done on the relation between …
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Historic Institutionalism and urban morphology in Jakarta: Drawing the link between flood policy and impacts on urban form & social sustainability
This research examines the link between flooding, planning policies and the physical and spatial impacts of those decisions on the urban form of the city. Jakarta has a long history of flooding, beginning with the Dutch colonial occupation of the city in 17th century, and examines the development …
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Floods in the Niger River Basin in the face of global change
… the number and dimensions of catastrophic flooding events in the Niger River Basin (NRB) have markedly increased. Despite the devastating impact of the floods on the population and the mainly agriculturally based economy of the riverine nations, awareness of the hazards in policy and …
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Adaptive water governance: flood management and the policy process in Scotland
… of adaptive water governance in the policy process, and draws lessons of policy relevance for flood management. Scholars using the concept of adaptive water governance posit that factors influencing the governing activities of social actors are of critical importance to improve …
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Homeowner willingness to pay for a pre-flood buyout agreement
Flood events are expected to increase in frequency and severity as climate change raises sea levels and intensifies regional precipitation events. The only permanent means of removing high risk homes from flood prone areas is through homeowner buyout programs. Using an online contingent valuation …