Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 1162
Book Description
Selected Water Resources Abstracts
Author: Framing the Challenge of Urban Flooding in the United States
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030948961X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
Flooding is the natural hazard with the greatest economic and social impact in the United States, and these impacts are becoming more severe over time. Catastrophic flooding from recent hurricanes, including Superstorm Sandy in New York (2012) and Hurricane Harvey in Houston (2017), caused billions of dollars in property damage, adversely affected millions of people, and damaged the economic well-being of major metropolitan areas. Flooding takes a heavy toll even in years without a named storm or event. Major freshwater flood events from 2004 to 2014 cost an average of $9 billion in direct damage and 71 lives annually. These figures do not include the cumulative costs of frequent, small floods, which can be similar to those of infrequent extreme floods. Framing the Challenge of Urban Flooding in the United States contributes to existing knowledge by examining real-world examples in specific metropolitan areas. This report identifies commonalities and variances among the case study metropolitan areas in terms of causes, adverse impacts, unexpected problems in recovery, or effective mitigation strategies, as well as key themes of urban flooding. It also relates, as appropriate, causes and actions of urban flooding to existing federal resources or policies.
Social Scientists Conference: Flood control planning
Author: Selected Water Resources Abstracts
Author: Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Author: Flood control planning
Author: Flood Damage Prevention
Author: John W. WeathersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flood damage prevention
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Geographical Abstracts
Author: Managing Flood Hazard Areas
Author: Raymond J. BurbyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Locks and Dam No. 26 (replacement), Upper Mississippi River Basin, Mississippi River - Alton, Illinois, Missouri and Illinois: Revised Draft, Supplement Environmental Statement: pt.2. Text: Section nine (Coordination with others)
Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dams
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description