An Economic Analysis of Flood Damage Reduction Alternatives in the Minnesota River Basin

An Economic Analysis of Flood Damage Reduction Alternatives in the Minnesota River Basin
Author: 
Hopeman, Alan Roswell Jr.
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Publication Date: 
1973
Publisher: 
Water Resources Research Center- University of Minnesota Graduate School
Publication Location: 
Minneapolis , MN ,
Minnesota
This study explores the economic implications of flooding in the Minnesota River Valley and the various alternatives for flood-damage reduction: do nothing, delimit new development in flood-hazard areas, evacuate flood-prone areas, build local protection works, construct a series of large reservoirs, improve transportation river-crossings. The author provides background on state and federal legislation affecting Minnesota flood-control policy, as well as the methodology behind this study's economic analyses. Costs and incidence of flooding in the valley are calculated, the six flood-control alternatives are analyzed for cost and feasibility, and recommendations are made.
Notes: 
Bulletin 58
Pages: 
77
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