Long-term development and effectiveness of private flood mitigation measures: an analysis for the German part of the river Rhine

Flood mitigation measures implemented by private households have become an important component of contemporary integrated flood risk management in Germany and many other countries. Despite the growing responsibility of private households to contribute to flood damage reduction by means of private fl...

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Main Authors: P. Bubeck, W. J. W. Botzen, H. Kreibich, J. C. J. H. Aerts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-11-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/12/3507/2012/nhess-12-3507-2012.pdf