Author(s): Atoba K; Newman G; Brody S; Highfield W; Kim Y; Juan A;

Rising flood damages have prompted local communities to implement buyout and property acquisition programmes to eliminate repetitive losses for at-risk properties. However, buyouts are often costly to implement and are reactionary solutions to flooding. This study quantifies the benefits of acquiring vacant private properties in flood-prone areas rather t ...

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Author(s): Valois P; Tessier M; Bouchard D; Talbot D; Morin AJS; Anctil F; Cloutier G;

Climate change is predicted to increase the frequency and intensity of floods in the province of Quebec, Canada. Therefore, in 2015, to better monitor the level of adaptation to flooding of Quebec residents living in or near a flood-prone area, the Quebec Observatory of Adaptation to Climate Change developed five indices of adaptation to flooding, accordi ...

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