Mapping the zone [[electronic resource] ] : improving flood map accuracy / / Committee on FEMA Flood Maps, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources/Mapping Science Committee, Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council of the National Academies

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (137 p.)
• Disciplina: 551.48
• Soggetto topico: Floods - United States; Floodplain management - United States; Flood forecasting - United States; Aerial photography in watershed management - United States; Floodplains - Monitoring - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-104).
• Nota di contenuto: ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Flood Mapping and Flood Insurance""; ""3 Elevation and Height Data""; ""4 Inland Flooding""; ""5 Coastal Flooding""; ""6 Benefits and Costs of Accurate Flood Mapping""; ""7 Mapping and Risk Communication: Moving to the Future""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Methods for Estimating Base Flood Elevations in Approximate Studies""; ""Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""Appendix C: Glossary""; ""Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations""
• Titolo autorizzato: Mapping the zone
• ISBN: 0-309-18546-7; 1-282-13035-8; 9786612130359; 0-309-13058-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825005903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II