DCA's Floodplain Management Regulations
Author : Pennsylvania. Floodplain Management Division
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 14,89 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Flood control
ISBN :
Author : Pennsylvania. Floodplain Management Division
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 14,89 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Flood control
ISBN :
Author : Bob Freitag
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 26,19 MB
Release : 2012-06-22
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1610911326
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.
Author : Water Resources Council (U.S.)
Publisher :
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 17,22 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Flood control
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Author :
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 11,38 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Disaster relief
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Author : United States. Interagency Task Force on Floodplain Management
Publisher :
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 30,6 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Flood control
ISBN :
Prepared by the Interagency Task Force on Floodplain Management. Includes National Flood Insurance Program.
Author : H. James Owen
Publisher :
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 33,11 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Flood control
ISBN :
Author : Water Resources Council (U.S.)
Publisher :
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 21,27 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Disaster relief
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher : FEMA
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 37,60 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Emergency management
ISBN :
The purpose of this home study course is to enhance the knowledge and skills of local officials responsible for administering and enforcing local floodplain management regulations. It is also intended to broaden their understanding of floodplain management strategies that can be applied at the local level.
Author :
Publisher : FEMA
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 45,50 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Pennsylvania. Floodplain Management Division
Publisher :
Page : 9 pages
File Size : 10,31 MB
Release : 1990*
Category : Flood damage prevention
ISBN :