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Title: Framing the Challenge of Urban Flooding in the United States
Accession Number: 01723962
Record Type: Component
Record URL: Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Workshops were conducted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Committee on Urban Flooding in four metropolitan areas to understand the causes and impacts of urban flooding. The case study areas were Baltimore City and Baltimore County, Maryland; Chicago and Cook County, Illinois; Houston and Harris County, Texas; and Phoenix and Maricopa County, Arizona. Discussions at the workshops were organized around four areas: built and natural environments; social impacts; the information used to understand or communicate flood events; and steps and policies for decision-making and managing flooding. A report was produced incorporating workshop discussions and this article presents report highlights related to urban flooding and transportation. Topics include defining urban flooding, types of urban flooding impacts, and communicating urban flood hazard and flood risk. Key needs identified in the case studies include developing a methodology for analyzing urban flood hazard and investing in research to understand social impacts and effective interventions.
Language: English
Authors: Augustine, Lauren AlexanderLinn, AnnePagination: pp 47-49
Publication Date: 2019-9
Serial: Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Photos; References
TRT Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Policy; Security and Emergencies; Transportation (General)
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Nov 20 2019 2:11PM
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