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Can Mangroves Minimize Property Loss during Big Storms? An Analysis of House Damage due to the Super Cyclone in Orissa

Das, Saudamini - The South Asian Network for Development and …

property and lives during tropical cyclones. Theoretical as well as empirical research shows that mangroves provide protection … from storm surge. But whether mangroves protect inland static property during storms is less explored. This paper estimates … the storm protection benefits due to mangroves during the super cyclone of 1999 in Orissa. By combining GIS data with …

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Role of Public Programs and a Natural Barrier in Relative Valuation of Households’ Storm-inflicted Health Outcomes under Optimal Private Defensive Strategies: Evidence from the Coa...

Mahmud, Sakib; Barbier, Edward - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

to reduce health risks due to an increase in public programs and the greater storm protection role of mangroves. Results … 2007 Cyclone Sidr confirms the possible influence of mangroves in reducing storm-inflicted injuries or illness. The … households are willing to pay the highest amount for greater storm protection from mangroves followed by embankments and disaster …

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An Initial Assessment of the Economic Value of Coastal and Freshwater Wetlands in West Asia

Eppink, Florian V.; Brander, Luke M.; Wagtendonk, Alfred J. - In: Land 3 (2014) 3, pp. 557-573

Many countries in West Asia, defined in this study as the Arabic-speaking countries of the Arabian Peninsula plus Turkey and Iran, have enacted environmental conservation laws but regional underlying drivers of environment change, such as rising incomes and fast-growing populations, continue to...

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Are Private Defensive Expenditures against Storm Damages Affected by Public Programs and Natural Barriers? Evidence from the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh

Mahmud, Sakib; Barbier, Edward - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

show that ex-ante publicly constructed physical barriers and mangroves are complements to self-protection but substitutes …

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