Flood Risk Management: Federal Role in Infrastructure

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This report discusses federal investment decisions on flood control infrastructure, such as levees, floodwalls, and dams. The report also analyzes flood risk as a composite of flood threat, consequence, and vulnerability. The report illustrates that federal policy focuses attention on only some aspects of flood risk and summarizes the options being discussed for addressing other aspects of flood risk in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

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Carter, Nicole T. October 26, 2005.

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  • Carter, Nicole T. Analyst in Environmental Policy; Resources, Science, and Industry Division

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This report discusses federal investment decisions on flood control
infrastructure, such as levees, floodwalls, and dams. The report also analyzes flood risk as a composite of flood threat, consequence, and vulnerability. The report illustrates that federal policy focuses attention on only some aspects of flood risk and summarizes the options being discussed for addressing other aspects of flood risk in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

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12 Pages.

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  • October 26, 2005

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  • Dec. 21, 2005, 4:40 p.m.

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Carter, Nicole T. Flood Risk Management: Federal Role in Infrastructure, report, October 26, 2005; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs7915/: accessed December 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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