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FLOOD MANAGEMENT: WHO BENEFITS AND WHO PAYS 1
Author(s) -
Foster John H.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1976.tb00219.x
Subject(s) - zoning , flood myth , floodplain , watershed , flood insurance , flood control , land use , business , environmental planning , estate , emergency management , land tenure , distribution (mathematics) , geography , water resource management , environmental resource management , natural resource economics , environmental science , finance , economics , civil engineering , economic growth , engineering , mathematics , computer science , archaeology , cartography , machine learning , agriculture , mathematical analysis
ABSTRACT: The distribution of costs and benefits among groups in society of alternative flood management actions is examined in terms of their final incidence or resting place‐their influence on real estate values. The alternatives examined include structures, disaster relief, floodproofing, watershed land treatment, floodplain zoning, and flood insurance. The impact of each alternative on the amount of flood disability cost paid by the landowner is examined and variations among alternatives are used to explain the past political success of structures and relief as compared to zoning, floodproofing, and insurance.