Committee on FEMA Flood Maps, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources/Mapping Science Committee, Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council of the National Academies
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Washington, D.C. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
National Academies Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2009
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xiv, 122 p.) :
Other Physical Details
ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.)
GENERAL NOTES
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"This study was requested by managers of FEMA's Risk Analysis Division and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Coastal Services Center, supported by NOAA's National Weather Service, National Geodetic Survey, and Coast Survey Development Laboratory."--Pref
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Description based on print version record
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The full text can be viewed online and the summary can be downloaded for free
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-104)
CONTENTS NOTE
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Cover -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Flood Mapping and Flood Insurance -- 3 Elevation and Height Data -- 4 Inland Flooding -- 5 Coastal Flooding -- 6 Benefits and Costs of Accurate Flood Mapping -- 7 Mapping and Risk Communication: Moving to the Future -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Methods for Estimating Base Flood Elevations in Approximate Studies -- Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Appendix C: Glossary -- Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations
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OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Mapping the zone.
International Standard Book Number
9780309130578
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Aerial photography in watershed management-- United States
Flood forecasting-- United States, Maps
Floodplain management-- United States
Floodplains-- Monitoring-- United States, Maps
Floods-- United States, Maps
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
551
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48/9
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
GB1399
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2
Book number
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M37
2009eb
CORPORATE BODY NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
United States., Federal Emergency Management Agency
United States., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on FEMA Flood Maps