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Economic Benefits of Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Risk
A Meta-Analysis
G. Guillermo García Álvarez, W. J. Wouter Botzen, Max Tesselaar, Jeroen C. J. H. Aerts, Andrea Staccione, Jarloslav Mysiak and Marija Bockarjova
Land Economics, March 2026, 102 (2) 290-307; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/le.102.2.110824-0105R1
G. Guillermo García Álvarez
Ph.D. Candidate, Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam;
W. J. Wouter Botzen
Professor and Director, Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam; Professor, Utrecht University School of Economics, Netherlands;
Max Tesselaar
Assistant Professor, Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam;
Jeroen C. J. H. Aerts
Professor, Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam; Strategic Adviser, Deltares Institute, Delft, Netherlands;
Andrea Staccione
Junior Scientist, CMCC Foundation (Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change), Lecce, Italy; Ca’Foscari University of Venice, Italy; Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany;
Jarloslav Mysiak
Director and Principal Scientist, CMCC Foundation (Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change), Lecce, Italy; Lecturer, Ca’Foscari University of Venice, Italy;
Marija Bockarjova
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands;

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Land Economics
Vol. 102, Issue 2
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Economic Benefits of Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Risk
G. Guillermo García Álvarez, W. J. Wouter Botzen, Max Tesselaar, Jeroen C. J. H. Aerts, Andrea Staccione, Jarloslav Mysiak, Marija Bockarjova
Land Economics Mar 2026, 102 (2) 290-307; DOI: 10.3368/le.102.2.110824-0105R1
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