Flood Plain Management Regulations
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Author | : Bob Freitag |
Publisher | : Island Press |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2012-06-22 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1610911326 |
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.
Author | : Pennsylvania. Floodplain Management Division |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Flood control |
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Author | : H. James Owen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Flood control |
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Author | : United States. Interagency Task Force on Floodplain Management |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Flood control |
ISBN | : |
Prepared by the Interagency Task Force on Floodplain Management. Includes National Flood Insurance Program.
Author | : Water Resources Council (U.S.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Flood control |
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Author | : United States. General Accounting Office |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 74 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Flood insurance |
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Author | : Water Resources Council (U.S.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Disaster relief |
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Author | : |
Publisher | : FEMA |
Total Pages | : 512 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Emergency management |
ISBN | : |
The purpose of this home study course is to enhance the knowledge and skills of local officials responsible for administering and enforcing local floodplain management regulations. It is also intended to broaden their understanding of floodplain management strategies that can be applied at the local level.
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Publisher | : FEMA |
Total Pages | : 24 |
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Author | : Pennsylvania. Floodplain Management Division |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 9 |
Release | : 1990* |
Genre | : Flood damage prevention |
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