LEADER 03725nam 22006972 450 001 9910790073403321 005 20151005020623.0 010 $a1-107-21417-3 010 $a1-139-06316-2 010 $a1-283-11239-6 010 $a9786613112392 010 $a1-139-07541-1 010 $a1-139-07767-8 010 $a1-139-07996-4 010 $a1-139-06965-9 010 $a0-511-92156-X 010 $a1-139-08223-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000088886 035 $a(EBL)691879 035 $a(OCoLC)726734771 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000525392 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11376533 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000525392 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10488914 035 $a(PQKB)10195308 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511921568 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC691879 035 $a(PPN)261340808 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000088886 100 $a20100927d2011|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRising waters $ethe causes and consequences of flooding in the United States /$fSamuel D. Brody, Wesley E. Highfield, Jung Eun Kang$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (x, 195 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-108-44683-3 311 $a0-521-19321-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aRising waters -- Rising cost of floods in the United States -- Impacts of flooding in coastal Texas and Florida -- National and state flood policy mitigation in the United States -- Identifying the factors influencing flooding and flood damage -- The role of wetlands: federal policies, losses and floods -- Mitigation strategies and reduction of flood damages -- Other factors influencing flooding and flood damage -- Policy learning for local flood mitigation -- Local case studies in Texas and Florida -- Flood policy recommendations. 330 $aIn the wake of Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans in 2005, this interdisciplinary book brings together five years of empirical research funded by the National Science Foundation. It explores the causes of flooding in the United States and the ways in which local communities can reduce the associated human casualties and property damage. Focussing on Texas and Florida, the authors investigate factors other than rainfall that determine the degree of flooding, and consider the key role of non-structural techniques and strategies in flood mitigation. The authors present an empirical and multi-scale assessment that underlines the critical importance of local planning and development decisions. Written for advanced students and researchers in hazard mitigation, hydrology, geography, environmental planning and public policy, this book will also provide policy makers, government employees and engineers with important insights into how to make their communities more resilient to the adverse impacts of flooding. 606 $aFlood control$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 606 $aFlood damage$zUnited States 606 $aFloods$zUnited States 615 0$aFlood control$xGovernment policy 615 0$aFlood damage 615 0$aFloods 676 $a363.34/930973 686 $aSCI081000$2bisacsh 700 $aBrody$b Samuel David$0966002 702 $aHighfield$b Wesley E. 702 $aKang$b Jung Eun 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790073403321 996 $aRising waters$93715833 997 $aUNINA