Livin' large with levees: Lessons learned and lost

Natural Hazards Review

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 150-157

  Montz, Burrell E ^a   Tobin, Graham A ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Flood plains; Government policies; Land development; Levees

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS (ASCM); CALIFORNIA; CATASTROPHIC LOSSES; CONSTRUCTION COSTS; DESIGN STANDARDS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; FLOOD EVENTS; FLOOD PLAIN DEVELOPMENT; FLOOD PLAINS; FLOOD PROTECTION; LESSONS LEARNED (LL); LOW LYING AREAS; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; UNITED STATES;

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); FLOOD CONTROL; LEVEES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS;

EMBANKMENTS;

CONSTRUCTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LEVEE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SACRAMENTO; UNITED STATES; YUBA COUNTY;

EID: 47749104121     PISSN: 15276988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1527-6988(2008)9:3(150)     Document Type: Article

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