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It's not a lack of information that stops many Americans from adapting to flood risks; it's a lack of cash.

Elliott, Rebecca ORCID: 0000-0001-6983-7026 (2017) It's not a lack of information that stops many Americans from adapting to flood risks; it's a lack of cash. USApp - American Politics and Policy Blog (07 Sep 2017). Website.

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Abstract

The devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey on the south coast of the US have raised new questions about how Americans deal with flood risk. Drawing on her research on how New York responded to the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Rebecca Elliott argues that giving people in flood prone areas more information about flood risk is not enough; policymakers need to ...

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information: © 2017 The Author
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD61 Risk Management
Date Deposited: 16 Oct 2017 15:21
Last Modified: 14 Sep 2024 01:34
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/84755

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