From Flood Control to Integrated Water Resource Management

Author

Debra Knopman ; Hajiamiri, Sara ; Wu, Mengjie ; Mengjie Wu ; Sara Hajiamiri ; Knopman, Debra ; Kahan, James P.

Year

2006

Publisher

RAND Corporation

Type

BOOK

Description

The loss of life and devastation in the Gulf coast region of the United States after the hurricane season of 2005 has led to considerable debate about how to recover from the damage and mitigate damage from future incidents. This document reports the experiences of four major floods since 1948 (two in the United States, one in the Netherlands, and one in China), to draw lessons for the Gulf coast restoration effort.