Author: California Floodplain Management Task Force
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Category : Floodplain management
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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California Floodplain Management Report
Author: California Floodplain Management Task Force
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floodplain management
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floodplain management
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Final Report
Author: California. Governor's Flood Emergency Action Team
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Category : Emergency management
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Publisher:
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Category : Emergency management
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Report
Review Report for Flood Control on Merced County Streams, California
Golden State Floodlight
Author:
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Category : Floodplain management
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Publisher:
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Category : Floodplain management
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Floodplain Management
Author: Bob Freitag
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1610911326
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 255
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 : 255
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.
State of California Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan
Author: California. Office of Emergency Services
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 131
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Publisher:
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 131
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A Water and Related Land Resources Study for the Calleguas Creek Basin, Ventura County, California
Author:
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Category : Calleguas Creek Basin (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Category : Calleguas Creek Basin (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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Comprehensive Framework Study
Author: California Region Framework Study Committee
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 494
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 494
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Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan, Status Report
Author: California. Department of Water Resources. Central District
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Category : Delta Region (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 26
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Publisher:
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Category : Delta Region (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 26
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