Framing the challenge of urban flooding in the United States

"Flooding is the natural hazard with the greatest economic and social impact in the United States, and these impacts are becoming more severe over time. Catastrophic flooding from recent hurricanes, including Superstorm Sandy in New York (2012) and Hurricane Harvey in Houston (2017), caused bil...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Committee on Urban Flooding in the United States, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press 2019.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009621520406719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Insights from four metropolitan areas
  • Magnitude of urban flooding
  • A way forward on urban flooding.