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Mangroves for Coastal Protection : Evidence from Hurricanes in Central America

This paper evaluates whether mangroves can mitigate the impact of hurricanes on economic activity. The paper assembles a new, regionwide panel data set that measures local economic activity using nightlights, potential hurricane damages using a det...

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Main Authors: Del Valle, Alejandro, Eriksson, Mathilda, Ishizawa, Oscar A., Miranda, Juan Jose
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
MANGROVE FOREST
HURRICANES
NIGHTLIGHTS
COASTAL ECOLOGY
WINDSTORM MODEL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/700941553603777645/Mangroves-for-Coastal-Protection-Evidence-from-Hurricanes-in-Central-America
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31454

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