| Description |
x, 242 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-232) and index. |
| Contents |
Floods are not the problem. Case study: Louisa County, Iowa -- A new vocabulary. Case study: Snoqualmie, Washington -- Rivers and floodplains. Case study: Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin -- Natural processes must drive solutions. Case study: New York, New York -- Our relationship to rivers. Case study: Chicago, Illinois -- Approaches: structural and nonstructural. Case study: Buck Hollow River, Oregon -- Capabilities and tools. Case study: Davenport, Iowa -- Strategies: work with, not against, rivers. Case study: flooding of I-5 in Washington -- Choosing the best strategy. case study: Tulsa, Oklahoma -- What next? case study: Rivergrove. |
| Subject |
Floodplain management -- United States.
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Floodplain management -- United States -- Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Freitag, Bob.
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| ISBN |
9781597266345 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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1597266345 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9781597266352 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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1597266353 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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