Rising Waters
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ISBN-13:
9780521193214
Veröffentl:
2016
Einband:
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Erscheinungsdatum:
07.01.2016
Seiten:
206
Autor:
Samuel D. Brody
Gewicht:
546 g
Format:
250x175x16 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Examines the causes, consequences and policy implications of flooding in the U.S., covering hazard mitigation, hydrology, geography and environmental planning.
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 US; 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.
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