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The cost of doing nothing in the face of climate change: a case study, using the life satisfaction approach to value the tangible and intangible costs of flooding in the Philippines

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Pages 825-838 | Received 19 Nov 2017, Accepted 14 Jan 2019, Published online: 26 Feb 2019

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