1st Edition
The Great Flood Of 1993 Causes, Impacts, And Responses
By Stanley Changnon
Copyright 1996
336 Pages
by
Routledge
334 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
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The flood that affected a third of the United States during the summer of 1993 was the nation's 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... Read more
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
Biography
Stanley A. Changnon
