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Floodplain Management - Principles and Current Practices

  • Cover - Floodplain Management: Principles and Current Practices - PDF - 4.5 MB
  • Cover - Floodplain Management: Principles and Current Practices - DOC - 3 MB
  • Table of Contents - PDF - 92 KB
  • Table of Contents - DOC - 68 KB
  • Acknowledgements, Syllabus and Introduction - PDF - 4.59 MB
  • Acknowledgements, Syllabus and Introduction - DOC - 47.5 KB
  • Selected References - PDF - 49.3 KB
  • Selected References - DOC - 31.5 KB
  • Chapter 1 - Floods and Floodplains - PDF - 5.9 MB
  • Chapter 1 - Floods and Floodplains - DOC - 493 KB
  • Chapter 2 - Types of Floods and Floodplain - PDF - 34.3 MB
  • Chapter 2 - Types of Floods and Floodplain - DOC - 6.74 MB
  • Chapter 3 - Evolution of Policies and Approaches to Address Flooding - PDF - 43 KB
  • Chapter 3 - Evolution of Policies and Approaches to Address Flooding - DOC - 27 KB
  • Chapter 4 - Flood Risk Assessment - PDF - 9.08 MB
  • Chapter 4 - Flood Risk Assessment - DOC - 16.7 MB
  • Chapter 5 - Delineating Flood-Prone Areas - PDF - 27.5 MB
  • Chapter 5 - Delineating Flood-Prone Areas - DOC - 65.6 MB
  • Chapter 6 - Utilizing Information from Flood Hazard Studies - PDF - 22.5 MB
  • Chapter 6 - Utilizing Information from Flood Hazard Studies - DOC - 16.5 MB
  • Chapter 7 - Flood Damage Reduction Strategies and Tools - PDF - 5.41 MB
  • Chapter 7 - Flood Damage Reduction Strategies and Tools - DOC - 6.66 MB
  • Chapter 8 - Floodplain Natural Resources and Functions - PDF - 28.8 MB
  • Chapter 8 - Floodplain Natural Resources and Functions - DOC - 14 MB
  • Chapter 9 - Strategies and Tools to Maintain or Restore Floodplain Resources - PDF - 190 KB
  • Chapter 9 - Strategies and Tools to Maintain or Restore Floodplain Resources - DOC - 93 KB
  • Chapter 10 - The National Flood Insurance Program - PDF - 13.6 MB
  • Chapter 10 - The National Flood Insurance Program - DOC - 7.9 MB
  • Chapter 11 - Legislative Acts and Executive Orders Pertaining to Floodplain Management - PDF - 4.3 MB
  • Chapter 11 - Legislative Acts and Executive Orders Pertaining to Floodplain Management - DOC - 961 KB
  • Chapter 12 - Legal Framework, Liability and Ethical Issues - PDF - 12.6 MB
  • Chapter 12 - Legal Framework, Liability and Ethical Issues - DOC - 4.9 MB
  • Chapter 13 - Regulatory and Design Standards for Reducing Losses - PDF - 1.7 MB
  • Chapter 13 - Regulatory and Design Standards for Reducing Losses - DOC - 359 KB
  • Chapter 14 - River Corridor and Watershed Management - PDF - 2.6 MB
  • Chapter 14 - River Corridor and Watershed Management - DOC - 1.4 MB
  • Chapter 15 - Commomly Applied Floodplain Management Measures - PDF - 250 KB
  • Chapter 15 - Commomly Applied Floodplain Management Measures - DOC - 132 KB
  • Chapter 16 - Structural Adjustments to Flood Risk - PDF - 14 MB
  • Chapter 16 - Structural Adjustments to Flood Risk - DOC - 8 MB
  • Chapter 17 - Developing and Implementing a Local Floodplan Management Program - PDF - 99 KB
  • Chapter 17 - Developing and Implementing a Local Floodplan Management Program - DOC - 45 KB
  • Chapter 18 - Equipping the Next Generation - PDF - 49 KB
  • Chapter 18 - Equipping the Next Generation - DOC - 29 KB

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