عنوان

Rising waters :

شابک

0521193214 (hardback)

شابک

9780521193214 (hardback)

شماره

b510590

عنوان اصلي

Rising waters :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

the causes and consequences of flooding in the United States /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Samuel D. Brody, Wesley E. Highfield, Jung Eun Kang

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

New York :

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Cambridge University Press,

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

2011

نام خاص و کميت اثر

x, 195 p. :

ساير جزييات

ill., maps ;

ابعاد

26 cm

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references and index

متن يادداشت

Machine generated contents note: Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction: rising waters; Part I. The Consequences of Floods: 2. Rising cost of floods in the United States; 3. Impacts of flooding in coastal Texas and Florida; 4. National and state flood policy mitigation in the U.S.; Part II. Planning Decisions and Flood Attenuation: 5. Identifying the factors influencing flooding and flood damage; 6. The role of wetlands: federal policies, losses and floods; 7. Mitigation strategies and reduction of flood damages; 8. Other factors influencing flooding and flood damage; Part III. What Are We Learning?: 9. Policy learning for local flood mitigation; 10. Local case studies in Texas and Florida; Part IV. Policy Implications and Recommendations: 11. Flood policy recommendations; 12. Conclusion; References; Index

بدون عنوان

8

متن يادداشت

"In the wake of Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans in 2005, this interdisciplinary book brings together five years of empirical research funded by the National Science Foundation. It explores the causes of flooding in the United States and the ways in which local communities can reduce the associated human casualties and property damage. Focussing on Texas and Florida, the authors investigate factors other than rainfall that determine the degree of flooding, and consider the key role of non-structural techniques and strategies in flood mitigation. The authors present an empirical and multi-scale assessment that underlines the critical importance of local planning and development decisions. Written for advanced students and researchers in hazard mitigation, hydrology, geography, environmental planning and public policy, this book will also provide policy makers, government employees and engineers with important insights into how to make their communities more resilient to the adverse impacts of flooding"--Provided by publisher

موضوع مستند نشده

Flood control-- Government policy-- United States

موضوع مستند نشده

Flood damage-- United States

موضوع مستند نشده

Floods-- United States

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Brody, Samuel David

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Highfield, Wesley E

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Kang, Jung Eun

تاريخ عمليات

20110624003401.0

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y