Flood Control Benefits Revisited
Publication: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 112, Issue 2
Abstract
This paper provides a brief description of the most common method of calculating urban flood damages‐prevented benefits and critically appraises the data, assumptions, and techniques that may lead to erroneous estimates of benefits. Several issues were identified that, to the writer's knowledge, are not typically addressed in studies: (1) Bias resulting from inaccurate estimates of structure elevations; (2) failure to consider that unemployed labor may be used to repair flood damages; (3) failure to consider replacement of existing structures; and (4) underestimation of willingness to pay for repairs. With a better understanding of the weaknesses of current techniques, future research and data gathering can be directed to yield the greatest increase in overall accuracy.
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“Expected Annual Flood Damage Computation User's Manual,” Hydrologic Engineering Center, Corps of Engineers, June, 1977.
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“Procedures for Evaluation of National Economic Development (NED) Benefits and Costs in Water Resources Planning (Level C), Final Rule,” Water Resources Council, Federal Register, Dec. 14, 1979.
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Thayer, R. E., “Rethinking the Cost Approach to Valuation,” Appraisal Journal, Vol. 51, No. 2, 1983, pp. 278–289.
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Yancey, T. N., Jr., James, L. D., Jones, D. E., Jr., and Goedert, J., “Disaster‐Caused Increases in Unit Repair Cost,” Journal of the Water Resources Planning and Management Division, ASCE, Vol. 102, No. WR2, 1976, pp. 265–283.
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Copyright © 1986 ASCE.
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Published online: Mar 1, 1986
Published in print: Mar 1986
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