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Apr 26, 2012
Flood Risk Management circa 2050
Publication: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009: Great Rivers
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Today the United States faces increasing annual flood damages and climate change will only exacerbate this problem. In spite of nearly 73 years of flood control and 41 years of floodplain management, the challenge continues. This paper provides a positive vision of how the floodplain of 2050 might appear if appropriate measures were taken by governments and the public at large in the years ahead. It is based on the output of the 2007 ASFPM (Association of State Floodplain Managers) Foundation Gilbert F. White National Flood Policy Forum that examined this topic.
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World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009: Great Rivers
Pages: 1 - 11
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© 2009 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Business management
- Climate change
- Climates
- Disaster risk management
- Environmental engineering
- Floods
- Foundations
- Geotechnical engineering
- Government
- Managers
- Organizations
- Personnel (type)
- Personnel management
- Practice and Profession
- Risk management
- Water and water resources
- Water management
- Water policy
- Water resources
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Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 and Trustee, ASFPM Foundation. E-mail: [email protected]
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