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03453aam a2200421 a 4500 001 B2DD2A44EE4E11E0BFB3B9EB6AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20111004010313 008 101210s2011 enkab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2010052186 020 $a 0521193214 (hardback) 020 $a 9780521193214 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)690090205 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d CDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a TC423 $b .B68 2011 082 00 $a 363.34/930973 $2 22 084 $a SCI081000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Brody, Samuel David. 245 1 $a Rising waters : $b the causes and consequences of flooding in the United States / $c Samuel D. Brody, Wesley E. Highfield, Jung Eun Kang. 260 $a Cambridge ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2011. 300 $a x, 195 p. : $b ill., maps ; $c 26 cm. 520 $a "In 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"--Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 8 $a Machine generated contents note: Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction: rising waters; Part I. The Consequences of Floods: 2. Rising cost of floods in the United States; 3. Impacts of flooding in coastal Texas and Florida; 4. National and state flood policy mitigation in the U.S.; Part II. Planning Decisions and Flood Attenuation: 5. Identifying the factors influencing flooding and flood damage; 6. The role of wetlands: federal policies, losses and floods; 7. Mitigation strategies and reduction of flood damages; 8. Other factors influencing flooding and flood damage; Part III. What Are We Learning?: 9. Policy learning for local flood mitigation; 10. Local case studies in Texas and Florida; Part IV. Policy Implications and Recommendations: 11. Flood policy recommendations; 12. Conclusion; References; Index. 650 0 $a Flood control $x Government policy $z United States. 650 0 $a Flood damage $z United States. 650 0 $a Floods $z United States. 650 7 $a SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Hydrology $2 bisacsh 700 1 $a Highfield, Wesley E. 700 1 $a Kang, Jung Eun. 856 42 $3 Cover image $u http://assets.cambridge.org/97805211/93214/cover/9780521193214.jpg 941 $a 3 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160825090453.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20120615013029.0 952 $l OPAX566 $d 20120418164102.0 $m 363.3493 B864r 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B2DD2A44EE4E11E0BFB3B9EB6AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search