The Great Flood of 1993: Causes, Impacts, and Responses

ISBN-13: 9780367308117 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 336 str.

Stanley Changnon

Opis

This book provides a comprehensive evaluation of the 1993 flood and examines the way in which floods are forecast and monitored, the effectiveness of existing recovery processes, and how the nation manages floodplains. It provides recommendations for the future flood or other comparable disaster.

Spis treści

Preface -- Defining the Flood: A Chronology of Key Events -- The Weather that Led to the Flood -- A Hydroclimatological Assessment of the Rainfall -- The Flood's Hydrology -- Physical Effects: A Changed Landscape -- Ecosystem Effects: Positive and Negative Outcomes -- Impacts on Agricultural Production: Huge Financial Losses Lead to New Policies -- Impacts on Transportation Systems: Stalled Barges, Blocked Railroads, and Closed Highways -- Economic Impacts: Lost Income, Ripple Effects, and Recovery -- Living with the Flood: Human and Governmental Responses to Real and Symbolic Risk -- Effects of the Flood on National Policy: Some Achievements, Major Challenges Remain -- Losers and Winners: A Summary of the Flood's Impacts -- The Lessons from the Flood

O autorze

Stanley A. Changnon