Flood Risk Management : Federal Role in Infrastructure.
Discusses Federal investment decisions on flood control infrastructure, such as levees, floodwalls, and dams; and examines how Federal policies, programs, and practices to reduce property damage and vulnerability to a 100-year flood influence these decisions. Analyzes flood risk as a composite of fl...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2007.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Discusses Federal investment decisions on flood control infrastructure, such as levees, floodwalls, and dams; and examines how Federal policies, programs, and practices to reduce property damage and vulnerability to a 100-year flood influence these decisions. Analyzes flood risk as a composite of flood threat, consequence, and vulnerability; and summarizes options for addressing other elements of flood risk in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |