LEADER 04874nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910962968803321 005 20251116221148.0 010 $a1-61209-757-X 035 $a(CKB)2560000000070356 035 $a(EBL)3019140 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000469230 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11973284 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000469230 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10510794 035 $a(PQKB)10494117 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3019140 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3019140 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10662947 035 $a(OCoLC)698110365 035 $a(BIP)25526740 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000070356 100 $a20090626d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aFlood risk management /$fOliver P. Chin 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cNova Science Publishers$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (129 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a1-60692-147-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 327 $aChoosing 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. 330 $aResponsibility 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. 606 $aFlood damage prevention 606 $aFloodplain management 606 $aRisk assessment 615 0$aFlood damage prevention. 615 0$aFloodplain management. 615 0$aRisk assessment. 676 $a363.34/936 701 $aChin$b Oliver P$01865749 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910962968803321 996 $aFlood risk management$94472926 997 $aUNINA