The great flood of 1993 : causes, impacts, and responses

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The great flood of 1993 : causes, impacts, and responses

edited by Stanley A. Changnon

Westview Press, 1996

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780813326191

Description

The first comprehensive evaluation of the catastrophic flood of 1993 in the United States, this book examines the way in which floods are forecast and monitored, the effectiveness of existing recovery processes, and how the nation manages its floodplains. Through detailed case studies, this volume diagnoses the social and economic impacts of the disaster, assessing how resource managers, flood forecasters, public institutions, the private sector, and millions of volunteers responded to it. The book concludes with recommendations for the future, in hope of better preparing the country for the next flood or other comparable disaster. }The flood that affected a third of the United States during the summer of 1993 was the nations worst, ranking as a once-in-300-years event. It severely tested national, state, and local systems for managing natural resources and for handling emergencies, illuminating both the strengths and weaknesses in existing methods of preparing for and dealing with massive prolonged flooding. Through detailed case studies, this volume diagnoses the social and economic impacts of the disaster, assessing how resource managers, flood forecasters, public institutions, the private sector, and millions of volunteers responded to it. The first comprehensive evaluation of the 1993 flood, this book examines the way in which floods are forecast and monitored, the effectiveness of existing recovery processes, and how the nation manages its floodplains. The volume concludes with recommendations for the future, in hope of better preparing the country for the next flood or other comparable disaster. }

Table of Contents

  • Defining the Flood: A Chronology of Key Events
  • (Stanley A. Changnon. )
  • The Weather That Led to the Flood
  • (David R. Rodenhuis. )
  • A Hydroclimatological Assessment of the Rainfall
  • (Kenneth E. Kunkel. )
  • The Floods Hydrology
  • (William H. Koellner. )
  • Physical Effects: A Changed Landscape
  • (Nani G. Bhowmik. )
  • Ecosystem Effects: Positive and Negative Outcomes
  • (Richard E. Sparks. )
  • Impacts on Agricultural Production: Huge Financial Losses Lead to New Policies
  • (Thomas P. Zacharias. )
  • Impacts on Transportation Systems: Stalled Barges, Blocked Railroads, and Closed Highways
  • (S. A. Changnon. )
  • Economic Impacts: Lost Income, Ripple Effects, and Recovery
  • (Geoffrey J.D. Hewings and Ramamohan Mahidhara. )
  • Living with the Flood: Human and Governmental Responses to Real and Symbolic Risk
  • (Lee Wilkins. )
  • Effects of the Flood on National Policy: Some Achievements, Major Challenges Remain
  • (James M. Wright. )
  • Losers and Winners: A Summary of the Floods Impacts
  • (S. A. Changnon. )
  • The Lessons from the Flood
  • (S. A. Changnon.)
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780813326207

Description

The first comprehensive evaluation of the catastrophic flood of 1993 in the United States, this book examines the way in which floods are forecast and monitored, the effectiveness of existing recovery processes, and how the nation manages its floodplains. Through detailed case studies, this volume diagnoses the social and economic impacts of the disaster, assessing how resource managers, flood forecasters, public institutions, the private sector, and millions of volunteers responded to it. The book concludes with recommendations for the future, in hope of better preparing the country for the next flood or other comparable disaster. }The flood that affected a third of the United States during the summer of 1993 was the nations worst, ranking as a once-in-300-years event. It severely tested national, state, and local systems for managing natural resources and for handling emergencies, illuminating both the strengths and weaknesses in existing methods of preparing for and dealing with massive prolonged flooding. Through detailed case studies, this volume diagnoses the social and economic impacts of the disaster, assessing how resource managers, flood forecasters, public institutions, the private sector, and millions of volunteers responded to it. The first comprehensive evaluation of the 1993 flood, this book examines the way in which floods are forecast and monitored, the effectiveness of existing recovery processes, and how the nation manages its floodplains. The volume concludes with recommendations for the future, in hope of better preparing the country for the next flood or other comparable disaster. }

Table of Contents

Defining the Flood: A Chronology of Key Events (Stanley A. Changnon. ) The Weather That Led to the Flood (David R. Rodenhuis. ) A Hydroclimatological Assessment of the Rainfall (Kenneth E. Kunkel. ) The Floods Hydrology (William H. Koellner. ) Physical Effects: A Changed Landscape (Nani G. Bhowmik. ) Ecosystem Effects: Positive and Negative Outcomes (Richard E. Sparks. ) Impacts on Agricultural Production: Huge Financial Losses Lead to New Policies (Thomas P. Zacharias. ) Impacts on Transportation Systems: Stalled Barges, Blocked Railroads, and Closed Highways (S. A. Changnon. ) Economic Impacts: Lost Income, Ripple Effects, and Recovery (Geoffrey J.D. Hewings and Ramamohan Mahidhara. ) Living with the Flood: Human and Governmental Responses to Real and Symbolic Risk (Lee Wilkins. ) Effects of the Flood on National Policy: Some Achievements, Major Challenges Remain (James M. Wright. ) Losers and Winners: A Summary of the Floods Impacts (S. A. Changnon. ) The Lessons from the Flood (S. A. Changnon.)

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