Framing the challenge of urban flooding in the United States /

Framing the challenge of urban flooding in the United States /

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"Flooding is the natural hazard with the greatest economic and social impact in the United States, and these impacts are becoming more severe over time. Catastrophic flooding from recent hurricanes, including Superstorm Sandy in New York (2012) and Hurricane Harvey in Houston (2017), caused bil...

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Corporate Authors: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) Committee on Urban Flooding in the United States, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) Policy and Global Affairs, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) Program on Risk, Resilience, and Extreme Events (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/isb), National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.) Water Science and Technology Board (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/isb)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2019]
Washington, DC : the National Academies Press [2019]
Washington, DC : the National Academies Press, [2019]
Series:Consensus study report
Subjects:
Cities and towns > United States
Floods > Arizona > Phoenix
Floods > Illinois > Chicago
Floods > Maryland > Baltimore
Floods > Texas > Houston
Floods > United States
Cities and towns
Floods
Arizona > Phoenix
Illinois > Chicago
Maryland > Baltimore
Texas > Houston
United States
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Summary:"Flooding is the natural hazard with the greatest economic and social impact in the United States, and these impacts are becoming more severe over time. Catastrophic flooding from recent hurricanes, including Superstorm Sandy in New York (2012) and Hurricane Harvey in Houston (2017), caused billions of dollars in property damage, adversely affected millions of people, and damaged the economic well-being of major metropolitan areas. Flooding takes a heavy toll even in years without a named storm or event. Major freshwater flood events from 2004 to 2014 cost an average of $9 billion in direct damage and 71 lives annually. These figures do not include the cumulative costs of frequent, small floods, which can be similar to those of infrequent extreme floods. Framing the Challenge of Urban Flooding in the United States contributes to existing knowledge by examining real-world examples in specific metropolitan areas. This report identifies commonalities and variances among the case study metropolitan areas in terms of causes, adverse impacts, unexpected problems in recovery, or effective mitigation strategies, as well as key themes of urban flooding. It also relates, as appropriate, causes and actions of urban flooding to existing federal resources or policies"--Publisher's description
Physical Description:ix, 89 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 63-67)
Includes bibliographical references
ISBN:030948961X
9780309489614

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