The levee effect along the Jamuna River in Bangladesh
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| Publication date | 2019 |
| Journal | Water International |
| Volume | Issue number | 44 | 5 |
| Pages (from-to) | 496-519 |
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| Abstract | The levee effect refers to the paradox that the construction of alevee to protect from flooding might induce property owners toinvest more in their property, increasing the potential damagesshould the levee breach. Thus, paradoxically, the levee mightincrease flood risk. The levee effect was observed for high-incomecountries. We analyze whether it can also be observed in a low-income country, Bangladesh. In the Jamuna floodplain differentlevels of flood protection have existed alongside each other sincethe 1960s, so their effects can be compared. |
| Document type | Article |
| Language | English |
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https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2019.1619048
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