Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11069-011-9997-z |
| Document | Shareable Link |
| Title (Primary) | Economic evaluation of structural and non-structural flood risk management measures: examples from the Mulde River |
| Author | Meyer, V.; Priest, S.; Kuhlicke, C. |
| Source Titel | Natural Hazards |
| Year | 2012 |
| Department | OEKON; SUSOZ |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Page From | 301 |
| Page To | 324 |
| Language | englisch |
| Keywords | Flood risk management; Non-structural measures; Economic evaluation |
| Abstract | The concept of flood risk management, promoted by the EU Floods Directive, tries to mitigate flood risks not only by structural, hydraulic engineering measures, but also by non-structural measures, like, e.g., land-use planning, warning and evacuation systems. However, few methods currently exist for the economic evaluation of such non-structural measures and, hence, their comparison with structural measures. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the potential benefits of employing a wider range of economic appraisal methods for flood projects, in particular, it provides examples and applications of methodologies which may be employed to evaluate non-structural measures and their transaction costs. In two case studies at the Mulde River, Germany, two non-structural measures, a resettlement option and a warning system, are evaluated and compared with structural alternatives with regard to their effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and efficiency. Furthermore, a simple approach is tested in order to show the transaction costs of these measures. Case study results show that the choice of evaluation criteria can have a major impact on the assessment results. In this regard, efficiency as an evaluation criterion can be considered as superior to cost-effectiveness and effectiveness as it is also able to consider sufficiently the impacts of non-structural measures. Furthermore, case study results indicate that transaction costs could play an important role, especially with non-structural measures associated with land-use changes. This could explain why currently these kinds of measures are rarely selected by decision makers. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=11648 |
| Meyer, V., Priest, S., Kuhlicke, C. (2012): Economic evaluation of structural and non-structural flood risk management measures: examples from the Mulde River Nat. Hazards 62 (2), 301 - 324 10.1007/s11069-011-9997-z |
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