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Mangroves for Coastal Protection: Evidence from Hurricanes in Central America

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dc.contributor.authorDel Valle, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorEriksson, Mathilda
dc.contributor.authorIshizawa, Oscar A.
dc.contributor.authorMiranda, Juan Jose
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-27T15:33:48Z
dc.date.available2019-03-27T15:33:48Z
dc.date.issued2019-03
dc.description.abstractThis 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 detailed hurricane windstorm model, and mangrove protection by mapping the width of mangrove forests on the path to the coast. The results show that hurricanes have negative short-run effects on economic activity, with losses likely concentrated in coastal lowlands that are exposed to both wind and storm surge hazards. In these coastal lowlands, the estimates show that nightlights decrease by up to 24 percent in areas that are unprotected by mangroves. By comparison, the impact of the hurricanes observed in the sample is fully mitigated in areas protected by mangrove belts of one or more kilometers.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/700941553603777645/Mangroves-for-Coastal-Protection-Evidence-from-Hurricanes-in-Central-America
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8795
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/31454
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 8795
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectMANGROVE FOREST
dc.subjectHURRICANES
dc.subjectNIGHTLIGHTS
dc.subjectCOASTAL ECOLOGY
dc.subjectWINDSTORM MODEL
dc.titleMangroves for Coastal Protectionen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from Hurricanes in Central Americaen
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dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleMangroves for Coastal Protection: Evidence from Hurricanes in Central America
okr.date.disclosure2019-03-26
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/700941553603777645/Mangroves-for-Coastal-Protection-Evidence-from-Hurricanes-in-Central-America
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8795
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
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okr.topicEnvironment::Coastal and Marine Environment
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Economics & Policies
okr.topicEnvironment::Natural Disasters
okr.topicUrban Development::Hazard Risk Management
okr.unitSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice; and Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice
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