Flood Risk Management: Federal Role in Infrastructure

Carter, Nicole T.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Emergency management;    Flood damage prevention;    Water resources;   

RP-ID  :  RL33129
RP-ID  :  RL33129_2005Oct26

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses federal investment decisions on flood controlinfrastructure, 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.