LEADER 03344nam 22007094a 450 001 9910219960703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786611181192 010 $a9781281181190 010 $a1281181196 010 $a9780833042798 010 $a0833042793 035 $a(CKB)1000000000481438 035 $a(EBL)322559 035 $a(OCoLC)476120062 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000158749 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11180427 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000158749 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10149806 035 $a(PQKB)11145085 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL322559 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10225467 035 $a(OCoLC)183681270 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4969994 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL118119 035 $a(OCoLC)1027143132 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC322559 035 $a(oapen)doab114679 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000481438 100 $a20060530d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFrom flood control to integrated water resource management $elessons for the Gulf Coast from flooding in other places in the last sixty years /$fJames P. Kahan ... [et al.] 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSanta Monica, CA $cRand$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (67 p.) 225 1 $aOccasional paper ;$vOP-164 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780833039842 311 08$a0833039849 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 41-46). 327 $aCover; 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; Bibliography 330 $aThe loss of life and devastation in the Gulf coast region of the United States following the hurricane season of 2005 has led to considerable debate about what should be done and not done in recovering from the damage and mitigating the consequences of future floods. This document reports the experiences of four major floods since 1948 (two in the United States, one in the Netherlands, and one in China), to draw lessons for the Gulf coast restoration effort. The authors conclude that (1) attending to history leads to mitigating the potential damage of floods even when major floods are few and 410 0$aOccasional paper (Rand Corporation) ;$vOP-164. 606 $aFloods$vCase studies 606 $aEmergency management$vCase studies 606 $aDisaster relief$vCase studies 615 0$aFloods 615 0$aEmergency management 615 0$aDisaster relief 676 $a363.34936 700 $aKahan$b James P$01047833 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910219960703321 996 $aFrom flood control to integrated water resource management$92475707 997 $aUNINA