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efficient public adaptation. Based on this framework, we illustrate how Germany's response to major flood disasters reflects the …
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natural disasters intensified by anthropogenic climate change. To this end, we link official geo-coded satellite data on flood …-affected buildings to neighborhood-level information on socio-economic status. We then document the empirical relationship between flood … percent lower in flood-affected neighborhoods than in non-affected neighborhoods nearby. Our study is the first to document …
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Public flood protection cannot totally eliminate the risk of flooding. Hence, private mitigation measures which … proactively protect homes from being flooded or reduce flood damage are an essential part of modern flood risk management. This … study analyses private flood mitigation measures among German households. The dataset covers more than 6000 households from …
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approach, the article assesses the floods' impact on the Ahr valley and analyzes climate-related flood hazard management … finance. Germany can reduce the disaster risk of climate-related flood hazards by strengthening its control and management …
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Relying on a recent survey of more than 3300 participants from China, Germany and the US, this paper empirically analyzes citizens' perceptions of climate change and climate policy, focusing on key guiding principles for sharing mitigation costs across countries. The ranking of the main...
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This paper investigates the interrelation between adaptation and climate protection efforts of individuals in a cross-country comparison. The theoretical predictions based on a subjective utility framework demonstrate that, at the individual level, private adaptation and climate protection...
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