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Flood risk reduction by the use of retention areas at the Elbe River

Saskia Förster Department of Geo‐ecology, University of Potsdam, P.O. Box 60 15 53, Potsdam, D‐14415, Germany
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David Kneis Department of Geo‐ecology, University of Potsdam, P.O. Box 60 15 53, Potsdam, D‐14415, Germany
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Martin Gocht Water & Finance Environmental Economics Consultancy, Guerickestr. 14, Berlin, D‐10587, Germany
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Axel Bronstert Department of Geo‐ecology, University of Potsdam, P.O. Box 60 15 53, Potsdam, D‐14415, Germany
Pages 21-29 | Received 14 Jul 2004, Accepted 22 Feb 2005, Published online: 23 Aug 2010

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