Financial compensation and legal restrictions for using land for flood retention

Kis, András, Schindelegger, Arthur and Zupanc, Vesna (2022) Financial compensation and legal restrictions for using land for flood retention. In: Spatial Flood Risk Management. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, Northampton (MA), pp. 89-105. . ISBN 978 1 80037 953 4; 978 1 80037 952 7 DOI 10.4337/9781800379534.00014

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Abstract

Flood retention to control flood runoff and cut flood peaks is considered to be an efficient flood protection measure (Munich Re, 2014). Typically, retained water in a technical understanding is not the flood runoff between dike lines but instead floodwater within (controlled) polders. The idea of orchestrating controlled flooding into designated retention areas upstream of vulnerable areas often leads to highly specialized and mono-functional technical constructions (Patt and Jüpner, 2013).

Item Type:

Book Section

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Flood retention; Financial compensation; Legal restrictions;

Divisions:

Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research

Subjects:

Law
Environmental economics
Finance

DOI:

10.4337/9781800379534.00014

ID Code:

11937