Rising waters : the causes and consequences of flooding in the United States / Samuel D. Brody, Wesley E. Highfield, Jung Eun Kang

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Brody, Samuel David, 1970- [aut]

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Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011Edition: Online-AusgDescription: Online-Ressource (1 online resource (x, 195 p.)) : ill., mapsISBN:

9781283112390
1283112396
9781139075411

Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9780521193214 | 0521193214 | 128311464X | Druckausg.: Rising waters. 1. publ. Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2011. X, 195 S.DDC classification:

363.34930973
363.34/930973
SCI081000

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TC423

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Summary: Examines the causes, consequences and policy implications of flooding in the U.S., covering hazard mitigation, hydrology, geography and environmental planning.Summary: Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: rising waters -- Research questions -- Study areas: why Texas and Florida -- Outline of the book -- Part I: The consequences of floods -- 2 Rising cost of floods in the United States -- Understanding data on flood losses -- Human casualties from floods -- Crop damage and property damage -- Trends for insured property damage at national and state levels -- 3 Impacts of flooding in coastal Texas and Florida -- Physical vulnerability to floods in coastal Texas and Florida -- Flood impacts in coastal Texas -- Casualties -- Crop and property damage -- Insured property damage from floods -- Zip code level analysis of insured property damage -- Flood impacts in Florida -- Casualties -- Crop damage and property damage -- Insured flood damage -- Zip code-level analysis of insured property damage (2006-2007) -- Summary -- 4 National and state flood policy mitigation in the United States -- Federal flood mitigation -- The national flood insurance program -- The community rating system -- Local planning for flood mitigation -- Part II: Planning decisions and flood attenuation -- 5 Identifying the factors influencing flooding and flood damage -- Natural environment characteristics -- Basin area -- Basin shape -- Topography -- Precipitation -- Soils -- Built-environment characteristics -- Impervious surfaces -- Wetland alterations -- Development density -- Socioeconomic characteristics -- Housing value and income -- Education -- Population change -- Flood mitigation techniques -- Structural approaches -- Non-structural approaches -- Organizational capacity -- 6 The role of wetlands: federal policies, losses, and floods -- Federal wetland policy in the U.S.: Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.PPN: PPN: 809307707Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-26-MYL | ZDB-30-PAD | ZDB-30-PQE | BSZ-30-PQE-K1DLR

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