04874nam 2200589Ia 450 991096296880332120251116221148.01-61209-757-X(CKB)2560000000070356(EBL)3019140(SSID)ssj0000469230(PQKBManifestationID)11973284(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000469230(PQKBWorkID)10510794(PQKB)10494117(MiAaPQ)EBC3019140(Au-PeEL)EBL3019140(CaPaEBR)ebr10662947(OCoLC)698110365(BIP)25526740(EXLCZ)99256000000007035620090626d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFlood risk management /Oliver P. Chin1st ed.New York Nova Science Publishersc20091 online resource (129 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-60692-147-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT -- FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- FEMA'S FLOOD HAZARD MAPMODERNIZATION INITIATIVE* -- ABSTRACT -- BACKGROUND ON THE FEDERALFLOOD MAPPING PROGRAM -- BUDGET ISSUES -- Cost Estimates for FMMI -- FEDERAL ASSISTANCE, FMMI PARTNERSHIPS,AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH -- State, Tribal, and LocalGovernment Assistance -- FEMA Community Outreach -- Commercial Ventures and Federal Contracting -- TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES -- REORGANIZATION OF FEMAAND POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FMMI -- Department of Homeland Security Reorganization -- Options and Alternatives Proposed for FEMA -- National Flood Mapping-Related Issues -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACRONYMS -- GLOSSARY OF FLOOD HAZARD MAPPING TERMS -- Base Flood -- Base Flood Elevation (BFE) -- Coastal Flood Hazard Area (CFHA) -- Countywide Map -- Effective Map -- Extraterritorial Jurisdiction -- Flood Boundary and Flood Way Map -- Flood Hazard Area/Flood Plain/Flood-Prone Area -- Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) -- Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) -- Flood Insurance Study (FIS)/Flood Hazard Study (FHS) -- Flood Plain Management -- Flood Plain Management Regulations -- Map Repository -- National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) -- National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929,North American Vertical Datum 1988 -- Regulatory Floodway -- Riverine Flood Hazard Area -- Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) -- Undeveloped Coastal Barrier -- Water Surface Elevation -- APPENDIX -- Early Spending Authorization forFlood Map Modernization -- Establishment of the Flood Map Modernization Fund -- FMMI Budget Requests and Appropriations:FY2003-FY2006 -- REFERENCES -- PROTECTING NEW ORLEANS:FROM HURRICANE BARRIERSTO FLOODWALLS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- NEW ORLEANS HURRICANE PROTECTION -- Lake Pontchartrain Project -- Choosing Higher Levees over Inlet Barriers.Choosing Improved Canal Leveesand Floodwalls over Floodgates -- CURRENT ISSUES AND CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX: LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN PROJECTFEDERAL FUNDING -1965-2006 -- REFERENCES -- RISK ANALYSIS FOR FLOOD DAMAGEREDUCTION STUDIES* -- APPENDIX AEXAMPLE DISPLAYS OF PROJECT ENGINEERING ANDECONOMIC PERFORMANCE RESULTSFROM RISK ANALYSIS -- FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT:FEDERAL ROLE IN INFRASTRUCTURE* -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- FEDERAL FLOOD CONTROL POLICYAND INFRASTRUCTURE -- Federal Interest -- Flood Insurance -- Flood Damage Reduction Infrastructure -- REDUCING VULNERABILITY TO THE 100-YEAR FLOOD:MINIMUM STANDARD APPROACH -- REDUCING PROPERTY DAMAGE VULNERABILITY:BENEFIT-COST ANALYSES -- REDUCING FLOOD RISK -- FLOOD MANAGEMENT ISSUESIN THE 110TH CONGRESS -- REFERENCES -- FLOOD RISK POLICY SUMMIT OFDECEMBER 2006 -- POLICY ISSUES -- OPERATIONAL ISSUES -- REFERENCES -- IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY -FROM FEDERAL PROTECTIONTO SHARED RISK REDUCTION -- WHERE WE ARE NOW -"THE GOVERNMENT WILL PROTECT US" -- WHERE WE NEED TO BE - "WE ARE ALLRESPONSIBLE FOR OUR SAFETY" -- WHAT WE ARE DOING NOW -- INDEX.Responsibility for flood risk management in the US is a shared responsibility between multiple Federal, State, and local government agencies with a complex set of programs and authorities. Nationally, both the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have programs to assist communities in reducing flood damages.Flood damage preventionFloodplain managementRisk assessmentFlood damage prevention.Floodplain management.Risk assessment.363.34/936Chin Oliver P1865749MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910962968803321Flood risk management4472926UNINA