Ecosystem Service Accounts - Flood Control

Survey Name:

Ecosystem Service Acc Flood Control

Survey purpose:

To provide a set of ecosystem service accounts for the flood control ecosystem service.

Legislative Basis National:

Not applicable

Legislative Basis European:

Periodicity:

Ad hoc

Statistical Population:

Economic assets located in floodplains which are downstream of ecosystems capable of providing the flood control ecosystem service.

Sampling Frame:

Not applicable

Reference Area:

State and counties

Time Coverage:

2018

Base Period:

2018

Sector Coverage:

Not applicable

Survey Size:

Not applicable

Principal Variables:

Ecosystem types, spatial extent, area of ecosystems capable of providing the flood control ecosystem service, are of ecosystems representing economic assets located in floodplains.

Principal External Users:

General public, policy makers, media, researchers

Contact Organisation:

Central Statistics Office

Business Area:

Environment Statistics

Contact Person:

Sam Belton

Contact Person Function:

Statistician

Other Business Area Specialists:

Alan Cahill

Contact email:

ecosystems@cso.ie

Contact phone number:

(+353) 1 498 4000