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Federal Crop Insurance Program
Flood Crest
flood event case studies United States
Flood Insurance
flood relief work
flood's hydrology
Floodplain Management
floodplain policy
Growing Degree Days
hydroclimatology
Illinois River
Illinois State Water Survey
Levee Breaches
Levee Failures
Missouri River
National Flood Insurance Program
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NWS Forecaster
Raccoon River
River Crested
River Floodplain Ecosystems
Scour Hole
Short Term Weather Events
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Streambank Erosion
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Zebra Mussels
Product details
- ISBN 9780367308117
- Weight: 620g
- Dimensions: 148 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 31 May 2021
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The flood that affected a third of the United States during the summer of 1993 was the nation's worst, ranking as a once-in-300-years event. It severely tested national, state, and local systems for managing natural resources and for handling emergencies, illuminating both the strengths and weaknesses in existing methods of preparing for and dealing with massive prolonged flooding. Through detailed case studies, this volume diagnoses the social and economic impacts of the disaster, assessing how resource managers, flood forecasters, public institutions, the private sector, and millions of volunteers responded to it. The first comprehensive evaluation of the 1993 flood, this book examines the way in which floods are forecast and monitored, the effectiveness of existing recovery processes, and how the nation manages its floodplains. The volume concludes with recommendations for the future, in hope of better preparing the country for the next flood or other comparable disaster.
Stanley A. Changnon
