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Mapping the zone improving flood map accuracy /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency., United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration., National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on FEMA Flood Maps.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Floods > Maps. > United States
Floodplain management > United States.
Flood forecasting > Maps. > United States
Aerial photography in watershed management > United States.
Floodplains > Maps. > Monitoring > United States
SCIENCE > Limnology. > Earth Sciences
SCIENCE > Hydrology. > Earth Sciences
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgment of Reviewers
  • Contents
  • Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Flood Mapping and Flood Insurance
  • 3 Elevation and Height Data
  • 4 Inland Flooding
  • 5 Coastal Flooding
  • 6 Benefits and Costs of Accurate Flood Mapping
  • 7 Mapping and Risk Communication: Moving to the Future
  • References
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix A: Methods for Estimating Base Flood Elevations in Approximate Studies
  • Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
  • Appendix C: Glossary
  • Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations.

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