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Alaska native village erosion : hearings before the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, special hearings, June 29, 2004, Anchorage, AK, June 30, 2004, Anchorage, AK
| Alaska native village erosion : hearings before the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, special hearings, June 29, 2004, Anchorage, AK, June 30, 2004, Anchorage, AK |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. Government Printing Office : , : For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iv, 160 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Collana | S. hrg. |
| Soggetto topico |
Alaska Natives - Government relations
Erosion - Alaska Floods - Alaska Disaster relief - Alaska |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative hearings. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Alaska native village erosion |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910708479003321 |
| Washington : , : U.S. Government Printing Office : , : For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, , 2005 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alaskan native villages threatened by erosion [[electronic resource] /] / Russell M. Trevino, editor
| Alaskan native villages threatened by erosion [[electronic resource] /] / Russell M. Trevino, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (176 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.34/921809798 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | TrevinoRussell M |
| Collana | Environmental science, engineering and technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Emergency management - Alaska
Relocation (Housing) - Alaska Erosion - Alaska Floods - Alaska Villages - Alaska Alaska natives - Government relations |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-61324-173-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461236803321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alaskan native villages threatened by erosion [[electronic resource] /] / Russell M. Trevino, editor
| Alaskan native villages threatened by erosion [[electronic resource] /] / Russell M. Trevino, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (176 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.34/921809798 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | TrevinoRussell M |
| Collana | Environmental science, engineering and technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Emergency management - Alaska
Relocation (Housing) - Alaska Erosion - Alaska Floods - Alaska Villages - Alaska Alaska natives - Government relations |
| ISBN | 1-61324-173-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789421003321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alaskan native villages threatened by erosion [[electronic resource] /] / Russell M. Trevino, editor
| Alaskan native villages threatened by erosion [[electronic resource] /] / Russell M. Trevino, editor |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (176 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.34/921809798 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | TrevinoRussell M |
| Collana | Environmental science, engineering and technology |
| Soggetto topico |
Emergency management - Alaska
Relocation (Housing) - Alaska Erosion - Alaska Floods - Alaska Villages - Alaska Alaska natives - Government relations |
| ISBN | 1-61324-173-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- ALASKAN NATIVE VILLAGES THREATENED BY EROSION -- ALASKAN NATIVE VILLAGES THREATENED BY EROSION -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 ALASKA BASELINE EROSION ASSESSMENT -- ABBREVIATIONS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- Summary of Findings -- Appropriate Responses -- 1.0. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1. Study Authority -- 1.2. Study Purpose and Objectives -- 1.3. Related Reports and Studies -- 1.4. Report Organization -- 2.0. EFFORTS TO MANAGE EROSION -- 2.1. Individual Communities -- 2.2. State of Alaska -- 2.3. Federal Agencies -- 2.3.1. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- 2.3.2. Natural Resources Conservation Service -- 2.4. Collaborative Efforts to Manage Erosion -- 2.4.1. Newtok Planning Group -- 2.4.2. Immediate Action Working Group -- 3.0. STUDY DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY RISK RATING -- 3.1. Identification of Affected Communities -- 3.1.1. Technical Committee -- 3.1.2. Regional Outreach, Alaska Native Tribes, and Community Coordination -- 3.1.3. Identification of Communities with Erosion Issues -- 3.1.4. Findings from Analysis of Community Surveys -- 3.2. Assessing Community Erosion Issues -- 3.2.1. Erosion Information Papers and Detailed Erosion Assessments -- Detailed Erosion Assessments -- Erosion Information Papers -- 3.3. Rating Community Risk -- 3.3.1. Risk Rating Process -- Criteria Weighting Factors -- Calculation of Community Risk Rating -- Example -- 4.0. COMMUNITY PRIORITIZATON -- 4.1. Priority Category Development -- 4.2. Priority Action Communities -- 4.3. Monitor Conditions Communities -- 5.0. APPROPRIATE RESPONSES TO EROSION -- 5.1. Summary of Appropriate Responses by Priority Designation -- 5.1.1. Priority Action Communities -- Types of Appropriate Responses -- Initiate Planning -- Continue Planning and Design Efforts -- Continue Construction -- Specific Appropriate Responses by Community -- 5.1.2. Monitor Conditions Communities.
5.1.3. Minimal Erosion Communities -- 5.2. Interim Measures -- 5.2.1. Riverine Expedient Measures -- 5.2.2. Coastal Expedient Measures -- 5.3. Programs for Erosion Control Assistance -- 5.3.1. State of Alaska -- 5.3.2. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- 5.3.3. Natural Resources Conservation Service -- 6.0. FLOODING RISKS -- 7.0. CONCLUSIONS -- 8.0. REFERENCES -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGES: LIMITED PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE ON RELOCATING VILLAGES THREATENED BY FLOODING AND EROSION -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS -- BACKGROUND -- THE FLOODING AND EROSION THREATS TO VILLAGES HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETELY ASSESSED, BUT SOME THREATENED VILLAGES ARE EXPLORING RELOCATION OPTIONS -- Thirty-one Imminently Threatened Villages Have Been Identified, but the Threat Assessment Is Incomplete -- Twelve Imminently Threatened Villages Are Exploring Relocation Options for All of, or a Portion of, Their Existing Villages -- FEDERAL DISASTER PROGRAMS HAVE PROVIDED LIMITED ASSISTANCE TO VILLAGES, AND NO COMPREHENSIVE RELOCATION PROGRAM EXISTS -- FEMA Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Programs Have Provided Limited Assistance to Villages -- No Comprehensive Federal Relocation Program Exists, but Individual Agencies Are Providing Some Relocation Assistance, and Other Flooding and Erosion Mitigation Activities Are Ongoing -- MOST OF THE 12 VILLAGES EXPLORING RELOCATION OPTIONS HAVE MADE LIMITED PROGRESS -- Newtok Has Made the Most Progress of the 4 Villages That Will Likely Relocate All at Once -- Eight Other Villages Are Gradually Migrating to New Locations Over Time or Are Considering Options for Doing So -- LACKING A LEAD FEDERAL ENTITY TO PRIORITIZE AND COORDINATE ASSISTANCE, INDIVIDUAL AGENCY EFFORTS MAY NOT ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THE GROWING THREAT TO RELOCATING VILLAGES. Federal Agencies Use a Variety of Criteria to Provide Relocation Assistance, Which May Not Ensure That Villages in the Greatest Peril Get the Highest Priority -- The Lack of a Lead Federal Entity Has Become an Impediment to Village Relocation Efforts -- CONCLUSIONS -- MATTERS FOR CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION -- AGENCY COMMENTS -- APPENDIX I. ADDITIONAL KEY FEDERAL PROGRAMS THAT CAN ADDRESS FLOODING AND EROSION PROBLEMS -- APPENDIX II. COMMENTS FROM THE DENALI COMMISSION -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 THE STATE AND FEDERAL RESPONSE TO STORM DAMAGE AND EROSION IN ALASKA'S COASTAL VILLAGES -- INTRODUCTION - BACKGROUND (INFORMATIONAL) -- Chapter 4 THE STATE AND FEDERAL RESPONSE TO STORM DAMAGE AND EROSION IN ALASKA'S COASTAL VILLAGES -- INTRODUCTION -- MISSION AND AUTHORITY -- ALASKAN DISASTERS -- NORTHWEST STORM OF SEPTEMBER 2007 -- COASTAL EROSION AND DISASTER AUTHORITIES -- PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION PROGRAM -- HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM -- SCIENCE AND CLIMATE -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 5 THE STATE AND FEDERAL RESPONSE TO STORM DAMAGE AND EROSION IN ALASKA'S COASTAL VILLAGES -- INTRODUCTION -- PACIFIC OCEAN DIVISION -- CORPS OF ENGINEERS AUTHORITIES -- Specifically Authorized Studies and Projects -- Continuing Authorities Program -- Planning Assistance to States -- Other Corps of Engineers Authorities -- Alaska Specific Coastal Erosion Authorities -- CHALLENGES -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 6 THE STATE AND FEDERAL RESPONSE TO STORM DAMAGE AND EROSION IN ALASKA'S COASTAL VILLAGES -- Chapter 7 THE STATE AND FEDERAL RESPONSE TO STORM DAMAGE AND EROSION IN ALASKA'S COASTAL VILLAGES -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824186603321 |
| New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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