Physical and Economic Feasibility of Nonstructural Flood Plain Management Measures
Author | : William K. Johnson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 350 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Flood control |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : William K. Johnson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 350 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Flood control |
ISBN | : |
Author | : William K. Johnson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Feasibility studies |
ISBN | : |
The purpose of this study is to examine the physical and economic feasibility of a number of nonstructural flood control measures and develop criteria for their use. Eleven such measures are selected; this report evaluates their overall physical and economic feasibility. The measures studied are: temporary and permanent closures for openings in existing structures; raising existing structures; construction of new structures on fill or columns; small walls or levees around structures; relocating or protecting damageable property; relocating existing structures and/or contents out of a flood hazard area; flood forecast, warning and evacuation; use of water resistant materials in construction; regulation of development of flood plain land through zoning ordnances, subdivision, regulations and building codes; public acquisition of title or easement to flood plain land; and flood insurance. Cost estimates, advantages, disadvantages and references are provided for each measure. A sensitivity analysis of flood damage in relation to various hydrologic, hydraulic, and economic parameters was conducted.
Author | : Hydrologic Engineering Center (U.S.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Flood control |
ISBN | : |
Author | : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. St. Paul District |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Flood damage prevention |
ISBN | : |
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 | : Michael W. Burnham |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Flood damage prevention |
ISBN | : |