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Release : 1977
Genre : Floods
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Author : National Research Council
Release : 2009-06-15
Genre : Science
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Book Synopsis Mapping the Zone by : National Research Council
Download or read book Mapping the Zone written by National Research Council. This book was released on 2009-06-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Insurance Rate Maps portray the height and extent to which flooding is expected to occur, and they form the basis for setting flood insurance premiums and regulating development in the floodplain. As such, they are an important tool for individuals, businesses, communities, and government agencies to understand and deal with flood hazard and flood risk. Improving map accuracy is therefore not an academic question-better maps help everyone. Making and maintaining an accurate flood map is neither simple nor inexpensive. Even after an investment of more than $1 billion to take flood maps into the digital world, only 21 percent of the population has maps that meet or exceed national flood hazard data quality thresholds. Even when floodplains are mapped with high accuracy, land development and natural changes to the landscape or hydrologic systems create the need for continuous map maintenance and updates. Mapping the Zone examines the factors that affect flood map accuracy, assesses the benefits and costs of more accurate flood maps, and recommends ways to improve flood mapping, communication, and management of flood-related data.
Author : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Los Angeles District
Release : 1970
Genre : Floods
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Book Synopsis Flood Hazard Information by : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Los Angeles District
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Author : National Research Council
Release : 2007-08-16
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 556/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Elevation Data for Floodplain Mapping by : National Research Council
Download or read book Elevation Data for Floodplain Mapping written by National Research Council. This book was released on 2007-08-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Floodplain maps serve as the basis for determining whether homes or buildings require flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Approximately $650 billion in insured assets are now covered under the program. FEMA is modernizing floodplain maps to better serve the program. However, concerns have been raised as to the adequacy of the base map information available to support floodplain map modernization. Elevation Data for Floodplain Mapping shows that there is sufficient two-dimensional base map imagery to meet FEMA's flood map modernization goals, but that the three-dimensional base elevation data that are needed to determine whether a building should have flood insurance are not adequate. This book makes recommendations for a new national digital elevation data collection program to redress the inadequacy. Policy makers; property insurance professionals; federal, local, and state governments; and others concerned with natural disaster prevention and preparedness will find this book of interest.
Author : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Honolulu District
Release : 1970
Genre : Flood damage prevention
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Book Synopsis Flood Hazard Information, Island of Hawaii by : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Honolulu District
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