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Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009. Flood protection schemes - guidance for local authorities. Chapter 5 - project appraisal: assessment of economic, environmental and social impacts
Publication Year
2012
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Provides guidance for Scottish local authorities on the economic, social and environmental aspects of project appraisal for flood protection schemes promoted under the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009. Identifies methods for valuing positive and negative impacts in monetary terms and recommends a decision process, based on the principles of sustainable flood risk management in 'Flood risk management (Scotland) act - delivering sustainable flood risk management' and 'Flood risk management (Scotland) act 2009: Sustainable flood risk management - principles of appraisal: a policy statement'.
Document History
Related to the following: Flood risk management (Scotland) act 2009 - delivering sustainable flood risk management; and Flood risk management (Scotland) act 2009: Sustainable flood risk management - principles of appraisal: a policy statement (both Scottish Government, 2011).
ISBN
9781780456164
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Scottish Government
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