THE NATURE OF FLOOD CONTROL BENEFITS AND THE ECONOMICS OF FLOOD PROTECTION

Abstract

The paper deals with the problem of assessing the benefits from various types of flood protection. The first chapter contains a discussion of the nature of the benefits from flood protection and relates the various types of benefits to five different measures for coping with flood losses. The second chapter develops a theory of land use as it relates to the structure of rents. This theoretical framework is used in Chapter 3 to develop the proper measure of benefits from 'land enhancement.' The final chapter deals with the effects of alternative programs of insurance on the cost of risk-bearing associated with flooding.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 12, 1966
Accession Number
AD0644307

Entities

People

  • Robert C. Lind

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Economic Analysis
  • Economic Systems
  • Economics
  • Equations
  • Flood Control
  • Flood Damage
  • Flood Hazards
  • Flood Plains
  • Floods
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Linear Programming
  • Random Variables
  • Social Sciences
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Water Resources

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