After the floods : the search for resilience in Ellicott City /
"This book is about Ellicott City, a small town in central Maryland that recently experienced two devastating flash floods. Each flood was triggered by a supposed "once in a thousand years" rainfall event, yet they occurred just 22 months apart. After the first flood, county governmen...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2024]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This book is about Ellicott City, a small town in central Maryland that recently experienced two devastating flash floods. Each flood was triggered by a supposed "once in a thousand years" rainfall event, yet they occurred just 22 months apart. After the first flood, county government launched an ambitious effort to create a watershed master plan, combining elements of flood resilience, historic preservation, and economic revitalization. After the second flood, more extreme and contentious proposals came to the front: tearing down the heart of the famed historic district, drilling an expensive and unproven mega-tunnel under the town, banning further development across the watershed. Despite the town's many advantages-wealth, access to expertise, a mobilized community, and a stout identity steeped in 250 years of history-Ellicott City found itself mired in a deeply divisive argument over what to do"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197788103 0197788106 9780197788097 0197788092 |