A concise history of Dutch river floods

R.S.J. Tol; A. Langen

doi:10.1023/A:1005655412478

A concise history of Dutch river floods

R.S.J. Tol
, A. Langen

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Based on a brief account of 1,000 years of river floods and flood management in the Dutch Rhine delta, it is argued that vulnerability to river floods depends on the complex interaction of economics, institutions, politics and, to a limited extent, climate. Response functions and thresholds for climate change impacts should take this complexity into account rather than assuming society to be constant or evolving in a straightforward manner.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	357-369
Journal	Climatic Change
Volume	46
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005655412478
Publication status	Published - 2000

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