Author: James E. Goddard
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 22
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Emerging Program for Managing Flood Losses
Author: James E. Goddard
Publisher:
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 22
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Publisher:
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 22
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A Unified National Program for Floodplain Management
Author: United States. Interagency Task Force on Floodplain Management
Publisher:
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Prepared by the Interagency Task Force on Floodplain Management. Includes National Flood Insurance Program.
Publisher:
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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Prepared by the Interagency Task Force on Floodplain Management. Includes National Flood Insurance Program.
A Unified National Program for Flood Plain Management
Author: Water Resources Council (U.S.)
Publisher:
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Publisher:
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Floodplain Management
Author: Bob Freitag
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1610911326
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
A flooding river is very hard to stop. Many residents of the United States have discovered this the hard way. Right now, over five million Americans hold flood insurance policies from the National Flood Insurance Program, which estimates that flooding causes at least six billion dollars in damages every year. Like rivers after a rainstorm, the financial costs are rising along with the toll on residents. And the worst is probably yet to come. Most scientists believe that global climate change will result in increases in flooding. The authors of this book present a straightforward argument: the time to stop a flooding rivers is before is before it floods. Floodplain Management outlines a new paradigm for flood management, one that emphasizes cost-effective, long-term success by integrating physical, chemical, and biological systems with our societal capabilities. It describes our present flood management practices, which are often based on dam or levee projects that do not incorporate the latest understandings about river processes. And it suggests that a better solution is to work with the natural tendencies of the river: retreat from the floodplain by preventing future development (and sometimes even removing existing structures); accommodate the effects of floodwaters with building practices; and protect assets with nonstructural measures if possible, and with large structural projects only if absolutely necessary.
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1610911326
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
A flooding river is very hard to stop. Many residents of the United States have discovered this the hard way. Right now, over five million Americans hold flood insurance policies from the National Flood Insurance Program, which estimates that flooding causes at least six billion dollars in damages every year. Like rivers after a rainstorm, the financial costs are rising along with the toll on residents. And the worst is probably yet to come. Most scientists believe that global climate change will result in increases in flooding. The authors of this book present a straightforward argument: the time to stop a flooding rivers is before is before it floods. Floodplain Management outlines a new paradigm for flood management, one that emphasizes cost-effective, long-term success by integrating physical, chemical, and biological systems with our societal capabilities. It describes our present flood management practices, which are often based on dam or levee projects that do not incorporate the latest understandings about river processes. And it suggests that a better solution is to work with the natural tendencies of the river: retreat from the floodplain by preventing future development (and sometimes even removing existing structures); accommodate the effects of floodwaters with building practices; and protect assets with nonstructural measures if possible, and with large structural projects only if absolutely necessary.
Increased Cost of Compliance Coverage
Author:
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Category : Flood insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Publisher:
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Category : Flood insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Flood Hazard Area Management for New England
Author: Anderson-Nichols & Company
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 182
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Publisher:
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 182
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Flood Damage Prevention
Author: John W. Weathers
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Category : Flood damage prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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Category : Flood damage prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Conceptual Framework and Basic Strategies and Tools for Implementing a Unified National Program for Floodplain Management
Author:
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Category : Floodplain management
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Publisher:
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Category : Floodplain management
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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National Flood Insurance Program ...
Author: United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Category : Flood insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flood insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Flood Damage Prevention
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 66
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