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Flood Proofing Decisions Under Uncertainty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Cleve E. Willis  and
Petros Aklilu
Cleve E. Willis
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Food Economics, University of Massachusetts
Petros Aklilu
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Food Economics, University of Massachusetts
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Flood proofing first entered the flood damage reduction literature with the pioneering work of John Sheaffer. Prior to this, flood control measures considered were predominantly structural – consisting of dams, levees, dikes, channel improvements, etc. The addition of flood proofing to other flood damage reduction measures has broadened the choice among the existing alternatives for decision makers. Unlike the structural measures, flood proofing measures do not actually reduce flood stage or prevent the water from reaching the structures, but rather are as considered by Sheaffer, “adjustments to structures and contents which are designed and/or adopted primarily to reduce flood damages”.

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Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , October 1973 , pp. 235 - 249
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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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The research leading to this paper was funded by the Water Resources Research Center under Section 101 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1964.

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