Evaluating the effectiveness of local mitigation activities in reducing flood losses

Natural Hazards Review

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 229-236

  Highfield, Wesley E ^a   Brody, Samuel D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Community Rating System; FEMA; Flood losses; Flood mitigation

Indexed keywords

FEMA; FLOOD LOSS; FLOOD MITIGATION; FLOOD PROTECTION; FLOODPLAIN LOCATIONS; FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT; NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAMS; RATING SYSTEM;

FLOOD CONTROL; FLOOD DAMAGE; INSURANCE;

FORESTRY;

FLOOD; FLOOD DAMAGE; FLOODPLAIN; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; LEGAL SYSTEM; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MITIGATION;

EID: 84886608540     PISSN: 15276988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000114     Document Type: Article

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