Economically efficient flood protection standards for the Netherlands

Within the context of the Dutch Delta Programme, economically efficient flood protection standards for the entire Netherlands were calculated using a recently developed methodology for cost-benefit analysis and up-to-date insights into flood risk assessment. This results in economically efficient flood protection standards for different parts of the Netherlands that significantly differ from current legal flood protection standards. Meer lezen? Klik op | details | volledige tekst (beperkte toegankelijk Wageningen UR) | Deltaconmissaris Wim Kuijken spreekt over dit project | meer publicaties over sociale kosten-batenanalyse hoogwaterbeheersing.