03344nam 22007094a 450 991021996070332120200520144314.097866111811929781281181190128118119697808330427980833042793(CKB)1000000000481438(EBL)322559(OCoLC)476120062(SSID)ssj0000158749(PQKBManifestationID)11180427(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000158749(PQKBWorkID)10149806(PQKB)11145085(Au-PeEL)EBL322559(CaPaEBR)ebr10225467(OCoLC)183681270(Au-PeEL)EBL4969994(CaONFJC)MIL118119(OCoLC)1027143132(MiAaPQ)EBC322559(oapen)doab114679(EXLCZ)99100000000048143820060530d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFrom flood control to integrated water resource management lessons for the Gulf Coast from flooding in other places in the last sixty years /James P. Kahan ... [et al.]1st ed.Santa Monica, CA Rand20061 online resource (67 p.)Occasional paper ;OP-164Description based upon print version of record.9780833039842 0833039849 Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-46).Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; To Control or Not to Control; The Cycle of Restoration; Learning from Past Cycles; Chapter Two - Four Recent Historical Examples; Vanport; Zeeland; The Mississippi; Yangtze; Chapter Three - Synthesis of the Lessons from the Case Studies; Planning; Detection; Preparation; First Response; Reconstruction; Compensation; Learning and Implementing Lessons; Chapter Four - Lessons for the Aftermath of Katrina; An Overview of Katrina; Lessons from History; Final Observations; BibliographyThe loss of life and devastation in the Gulf coast region of the United States following the hurricane season of 2005 has led to considerable debate about what should be done and not done in recovering from the damage and mitigating the consequences of future floods. This document reports the experiences of four major floods since 1948 (two in the United States, one in the Netherlands, and one in China), to draw lessons for the Gulf coast restoration effort. The authors conclude that (1) attending to history leads to mitigating the potential damage of floods even when major floods are few andOccasional paper (Rand Corporation) ;OP-164.FloodsCase studiesEmergency managementCase studiesDisaster reliefCase studiesFloodsEmergency managementDisaster relief363.34936Kahan James P1047833MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910219960703321From flood control to integrated water resource management2475707UNINA