Regional estimates of direct cost (DC) are commonly used to measure the economic damages of sea level rise. Such … can significantly affect economic assessments of sea level rise. Current uncertainty regarding endowment values (as …

. Equity weighting allows the damages to be modified to reflect the wealth of those impacted by sea-level rise. Taking these … distributional issues into account increases damage estimates by a factor of three, reflecting that the costs of sea-level rise fall … balances the costs of retreat with the costs of protection, including the effects of coastal squeeze. While the costs of sea-level …