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INCA - Flood Control - Monetary values - 2006-2012

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This dataset is an output of KIP INCA.

All ecosystems but in particular forests, shrubland, grasslands and wetlands reduce runoff by retaining water in the soil and aquifers and slowing down the water flow. This prevents the rapid downstream runoff of surface water, hereby lowering peak runoff, and thus reduces the detrimental effects to citizens, farmland, and infrastructure from flooding. The accounting approach developed here presents the potential of ecosystems to regulate water flows together with the socio-economic demand for protection against river floods.

This dataset maps the monetary values associated to the use of ecosystems to control floods. The associated report provides more details on the calculation. The data cover the years 2006 and 2012.

Contributors

Sara Vallecillo

How to cite

Vallecillo, Sara (2026): INCA - Flood Control - Monetary values - 2006-2012. European Commission, Joint Research Centre [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.H5MWFZR PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/d06d4db6-64ac-4e0b-9988-eec592ab9001

Keywords

ecosystem servicesflood controlflood protection

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  • Shapefile "MonetaryValues_RCatch_Floods_EU.SHP"

    Estimation of the monetary values of flood service at catchment level (HYDROID) for the years 2006, 2012.

    [ValueES_06],[ValueES_12]: represent the total estimated monetary value of the Ecosystem Service in euros, maximum values estimated using 500yrs return period inundation maps.

    NCplus=flood control derived from natural capital in support to defense measures.

    NC=flood controlled derived from natural capital for 2012

    [NC_06], [NC_12]: values of the annual avoided damage (in euros) from floods truncated at the defense measure return period using the eq.6.6 in the JRC technical report for the years 2006 and 2012 respectively.

    http://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC116334/jrc_technical_report_3_final.pdf

    NCplus_12 = [ValueES_12]- [NC_12]

    NCplus_06 = [ValueES_06]- [NC_06]

Publications

Publication
Ecosystem services accounting - Part II Pilot accounts for crop and timber provision, global climate regulation and flood control
Vallecillo Rodriguez, S., La Notte, A., Kakoulaki, G., Kamberaj, J., Robert, N., Dottori, F., Feyen, L., Rega, C. and Maes, J., Ecosystem services accounting - Part II Pilot accounts for crop and timber provision, global climate regulation and flood control, EUR 29731 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2019, ISBN 978-92-76-02905-2 (online), doi:10.2760/631588 (online), JRC116334.

Spatial coverage

Temporal coverage

From date To date
2006-01-01 2012-01-01

Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Contact email
jrc-data-support (at) ec.europa.eu
Update frequency
unknown

The event occurs with unknown regularity.

Language(s)
English

English is a member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic languages. It is an official language of almost 60 sovereign states and is now a global lingua franca.It is the third-most-common native language in the world and it is widely learned as a second language.

Data theme(s)
Economy and finance

dataset theme covering the domains of economic activity which involves production, distribution, trade, and consumption of goods and services, and finance activity focusing on the management of money at the individual, company, or government level
Environment

dataset theme covering the domain of environment, defined as the interaction of all living species, climate, weather, and natural resources that impact human survival and economic activity

Issued date
2019-08-28
Created date
02 Mar 2026 17:07
Modified date
26 Mar 2021 13:53
Landing page
http://biodiversity.europa.eu/maes 
Dataset identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/d06d4db6-64ac-4e0b-9988-eec592ab9001
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