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

• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Brody, Samuel David.
• TeilnehmendeR: Highfield, Wesley E.; Kang, Jung Eun.; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Physical Description: x, 195 p. :; ill., maps.

"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...

Table of Contents

• 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.