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SUBMITTER: Smith A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6472407 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Smith Andrew A Bates Paul D PD Wing Oliver O Sampson Christopher C Quinn Niall N Neal Jeff J
Nature communications 20190418 1
Current estimates of global flood exposure are made using datasets that distribute population counts homogenously across large lowland floodplain areas. When intersected with simulated water depths, this results in a significant mis-estimation. Here, we use new highly resolved population information to show that, in reality, humans make more rational decisions about flood risk than current demographic data suggest. In the new data, populations are correctly represented as risk-averse, largely av ...[more]