Climate change, urbanization, and optimal long-term floodplain protection

This paper examines levee-protected floodplains and economic aspects of adaptation to increasing long-term flood risk due to urbanization and climate change. The lower American River floodplain in the Sacramento, California, metropolitan area is used as an illustration to explore the course of optim...

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Autores principales: Zhu, Tingju, Lund, Jay R., Jenkins, Marion W., Marques, G. F., Ritzema, Randall S.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: American Geophysical Union 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171812

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