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Projecting Future Coastal Flooding Damages with Climate Change

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  • David C. Major

    (Center for Climate Systems Research, Columbia University)

  • Robin Leichenko

    (Department of Geography, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)

  • Katie Johnson

    (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice)

  • Megan Linkin

    (Swiss Re America Holding Corporation)

Abstract

A scoping method for projecting coastal zone flood damage with climate change is described. The method links current flood damage estimates from climate impacts with estimated changes in parameters (such as flood frequency) from climate scenarios to produce estimates of future damages from climate change. The method is illustrated by an application to future insured flood damages in the highly urbanized coastal zone of New York State, USA.

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  • David C. Major & Robin Leichenko & Katie Johnson & Megan Linkin, 2013. "Projecting Future Coastal Flooding Damages with Climate Change," Review of Environment, Energy and Economics - Re3, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:fem:femre3:2013.09-02
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    Keywords

    Climate Change; Urban Flood Damage; Future Damage Scenarios; Coastal Zones; Adaptation;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • O21 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Planning Models; Planning Policy
    • O22 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Project Analysis
    • Q51 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Valuation of Environmental Effects
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming

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