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The Economic Benefits of Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Risk
A Meta-Analysis
G. Garcia Alvarez, W.J.W. Botzen, M. Tesselaar, J.C.J.H. Aerts, A. Staccione, J. Mysiak and M. Bockarjova
Published online before print December 12, 2025, 110824-0105R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/le.102.2.110824-0105R1
G. Garcia Alvarez
aInstitute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
gUniversity of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
W.J.W. Botzen
aInstitute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
bUtrecht University School of Economics, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
gUniversity of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
M. Tesselaar
aInstitute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
gUniversity of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
J.C.J.H. Aerts
aInstitute for Environmental Studies (IVM), Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
fDeltares Institute, Delft, Netherlands
gUniversity of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
A. Staccione
cInstitute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
dCMCC Foundation – Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, Lecce, Italy
eCa’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy
gUniversity of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
J. Mysiak
dCMCC Foundation – Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, Lecce, Italy
eCa’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy
gUniversity of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
M. Bockarjova
fDeltares Institute, Delft, Netherlands
gUniversity of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands

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Land Economics
Vol. 102, Issue 2
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The Economic Benefits of Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Risk
G. Garcia Alvarez, W.J.W. Botzen, M. Tesselaar, J.C.J.H. Aerts, A. Staccione, J. Mysiak, M. Bockarjova
Land Economics Dec 2025, 110824-0105R1; DOI: 10.3368/le.102.2.110824-0105R1
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