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Jan 1938
Problems in Developing a National Flood Protection Policy
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Volume 103, Issue 1
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After every major catastrophe public demand for preventive action reaches its peak and the solutions proposed are as varied as the interests involved. In this respect the March, 1936, floods were no exception. Demands for immediate action, for Congressional appropriations, for financial programs, filled the lay and technical journals. History teaches that in such periods of stress, judgment and logic are unduly influenced by emotion. It is frequently the most unfavorable time in which to formulate policies for control. When public interest is at its height, on the other h and, is the most fruitful period in which to make real progress in the solution of a difficult national problem.
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© 1938 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jan 1938
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Abel Wolman, M.ASCE
Chairman, Water Resources Committee, National Resources Committee, Washington, D. C.; Prof. of San. Eng., Johns Hopkin s Univ., Baltimore, Md.
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