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The Resource From flood control to integrated water resource management : lessons for the Gulf Coast from flooding in other places in the last sixty years, James P. Kahan [and others]
From flood control to integrated water resource management : lessons for the Gulf Coast from flooding in other places in the last sixty years, James P. Kahan [and others]
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- Summary
- The loss of life and devastation in the Gulf coast region of the United States following the hurricane season of 2005 has led to considerable debate about what should be done and not done in recovering from the damage and mitigating the consequences of future floods. This document reports the experiences of four major floods since 1948 (two in the United States, one in the Netherlands, and one in China), to draw lessons for the Gulf coast restoration effort. The authors conclude that (1) attending to history leads to mitigating the potential damage of floods even when major floods are few and
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xix, 46 pages)
- Contents
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- Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One
- Introduction; To Control or Not to Control; The Cycle of Restoration; Learning from Past Cycles; Chapter Two
- Four Recent Historical Examples; Vanport; Zeeland; The Mississippi; Yangtze; Chapter Three
- Synthesis of the Lessons from the Case Studies; Planning; Detection; Preparation; First Response; Reconstruction; Compensation; Learning and Implementing Lessons; Chapter Four
- Lessons for the Aftermath of Katrina; An Overview of Katrina; Lessons from History; Final Observations; Bibliography
- Isbn
- 9780833042798
- Label
- From flood control to integrated water resource management : lessons for the Gulf Coast from flooding in other places in the last sixty years
- Title
- From flood control to integrated water resource management
- Title remainder
- lessons for the Gulf Coast from flooding in other places in the last sixty years
- Statement of responsibility
- James P. Kahan [and others]
- Subject
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- Disaster relief
- Disaster relief -- Case studies
- Electronic resources
- Emergency management
- Emergency management
- Emergency management -- Case studies
- Floods
- Floods
- Floods -- Case studies
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy | Environmental Policy
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Civil | Flood Control
- Disaster relief
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The loss of life and devastation in the Gulf coast region of the United States following the hurricane season of 2005 has led to considerable debate about what should be done and not done in recovering from the damage and mitigating the consequences of future floods. This document reports the experiences of four major floods since 1948 (two in the United States, one in the Netherlands, and one in China), to draw lessons for the Gulf coast restoration effort. The authors conclude that (1) attending to history leads to mitigating the potential damage of floods even when major floods are few and
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- Kahan, James P
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- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- HV609
- LC item number
- .K34 2006eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- NAL call number
- HV609
- NAL item number
- .K34 2006
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
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- JSTOR Open Access
- Series statement
- Occasional paper
- Series volume
- OP-164
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Floods
- Emergency management
- Disaster relief
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Disaster relief
- Emergency management
- Floods
- Label
- From flood control to integrated water resource management : lessons for the Gulf Coast from flooding in other places in the last sixty years, James P. Kahan [and others]
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 41-46)
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- online resource
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- cr
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- multicolored
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- txt
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- Contents
- Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One -- Introduction; To Control or Not to Control; The Cycle of Restoration; Learning from Past Cycles; Chapter Two -- Four Recent Historical Examples; Vanport; Zeeland; The Mississippi; Yangtze; Chapter Three -- Synthesis of the Lessons from the Case Studies; Planning; Detection; Preparation; First Response; Reconstruction; Compensation; Learning and Implementing Lessons; Chapter Four -- Lessons for the Aftermath of Katrina; An Overview of Katrina; Lessons from History; Final Observations; Bibliography
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xix, 46 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780833042798
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- computer
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- rdamedia
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- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps.
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- remote
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- 22573/cttdbwm
- 85E6278B-82A7-4BFE-917F-A2D5805AB2E1
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- (OCoLC)183681270
- (OCoLC)ocn183681270
- Label
- From flood control to integrated water resource management : lessons for the Gulf Coast from flooding in other places in the last sixty years, James P. Kahan [and others]
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 41-46)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One -- Introduction; To Control or Not to Control; The Cycle of Restoration; Learning from Past Cycles; Chapter Two -- Four Recent Historical Examples; Vanport; Zeeland; The Mississippi; Yangtze; Chapter Three -- Synthesis of the Lessons from the Case Studies; Planning; Detection; Preparation; First Response; Reconstruction; Compensation; Learning and Implementing Lessons; Chapter Four -- Lessons for the Aftermath of Katrina; An Overview of Katrina; Lessons from History; Final Observations; Bibliography
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xix, 46 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780833042798
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps.
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
-
- 22573/cttdbwm
- 85E6278B-82A7-4BFE-917F-A2D5805AB2E1
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)183681270
- (OCoLC)ocn183681270
Subject
- Disaster relief
- Disaster relief -- Case studies
- Electronic resources
- Emergency management
- Emergency management
- Emergency management -- Case studies
- Floods
- Floods
- Floods -- Case studies
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy | Environmental Policy
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Civil | Flood Control
- Disaster relief
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