Framing the challenge of urban flooding in the United States / Committee on Urban Flooding in the United States, Program on Risk, Resilience, and Extreme Events; Policy and Global Affairs ; Water Science and Technology Board ; Division on Earth and Life Studies.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Washington, DC : the National Academies Press [2019] |
| Description | ix, 89 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Urban Flooding in the United States. |
| Other author/creator | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Program on Risk, Resilience, and Extreme Events. |
| Other author/creator | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Policy and Global Affairs. |
| Other author/creator | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Water Science and Technology Board. |
| Other author/creator | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies. |
| Series | A consensus study report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine Consensus study report. ^A1363519 |
| Contents | Insights from four metropolitan areas -- Magnitude of urban flooding -- A way forward on urban flooding. |
| Abstract | "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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018277791 |
| ISBN | 9780309489614 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 030948961X (paperback) |
| Standard identifier# | 10.17226/25381 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |