Author: Publisher:
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Category : Floodplain ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
The Natural and Beneficial Functions of Floodplains
Author: The Natural and Beneficial Functions of Floodplains
Author: Barry LeonardPublisher:
ISBN: 9780756740634
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
Documents the findings and recommendations of the Task Force on the Natural and Beneficial Functions of the Floodplain (FP). The Task Force concluded that protecting and restoring the natural and beneficial functions of FP will not only reduce flood damages, but also contribute to a community's social and economic well-being. Chapters: Structural and Beneficial Functions of FP; The Impact of Human Activities on FP; The Current State of FP Management and Challenges to Policy Makers; Task Force Recommendation Selected Bibliography; Federal Programs Relating to the Natural and Beneficial Functions of FP; Case Studies; Section 562 of the Nat. Flood Insur. Reform Act of 1994; Presidential Executive Orders; and Task Force Agencies. Illustrated.
The Natural and Beneficial Functions of Floodplains
Author: The Natural & Beneficial Functions Of Floodplains, Etc., June 2002
Author: A Unified National Program for Flood Plain Management
Author: Water Resources Council (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
A Unified National Program for Floodplain Management
Author: United States. Interagency Task Force on Floodplain ManagementPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Prepared by the Interagency Task Force on Floodplain Management. Includes National Flood Insurance Program.
Protecting Floodplain Resources
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Electronic government information
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Science for Floodplain Management Into the 21st Century
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Floodplain management
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Subdivision Design and Flood Hazard Areas
Author: James SchwabPublisher:
ISBN: 9781611901870
Category : Dwellings
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Sustainability, resilience, and climate change are top of mind for planners and floodplain managers. For subdivision design, those ideas haven't hit home. The results? Catastrophic flood damage in communities across the country. This PAS Report is out to end the cycle of build-damage-rebuild and bring subdivision design into line with the best of floodplain planning. Readers will get the tools they need to save lives, protect property, and lay the foundation for a better future.
Floodplains
Author: Jeffrey J. OppermanPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520294106
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Introduction to temperate floodplains -- Hydrology -- Floodplain and geomorphology -- Biogeochemistry -- Ecology: introduction -- Floodplain forests -- Primary and secondary production -- Fish and other vertebrates -- Ecosystem services and floodplain reconciliation -- Floodplains as green infrastructure -- Case studies of floodplain management and reconciliation -- Central Valley floodplains: introduction and history -- Central Valley floodplains today -- Reconciling Central Valley floodplains -- Conclusions: managing temperate floodplains for multiple benefits