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- who: Ayat Al Assi from the (UNIVERSITY) have published the research work: Cost-effectiveness of federal CDBG-DR Road Home Program mitigation assistance in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
- what: The authors determine optimal first-floor height (FFH) by foundation type and 100-year flood depth. The analysis reveals that elevating existing homes by either 3 feet above the ground or to the base flood elevation (BFE; 100-year flood elevation) whichever is higher reduces the median AAL by 98%. Not surprisingly, higher discount rates and shorter time horizons lead to lower future . . .
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