Dredging versus hedging: Comparing hard infrastructure to ecosystem-based adaptation to flooding

Adam Daigneault (), P. Brown and D. Gawith

Ecological Economics, 2016, vol. 122, issue C, 25-35

Abstract: Efforts to ameliorate flooding have historically centred on engineered solutions such as dredging rivers, building levees, and constructing spillways. The potential for ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) options is becoming increasingly apparent; however, implementation is often limited by a poor understanding of their costs and benefits.

Keywords: Disaster risk reduction; Cost–benefit analysis; Floods; Ecosystem-based adaptation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q54 Q57 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.11.023

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