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Showing 1 to 20 of 46 for “"flood protection"”.
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Coral Reef Flood Protection and Coral Growth Typology
… of rising sea level and the resulting coastal flooding. A city that has began to think of solutions is the city of Boston, pushing them to form an initiative known as “Climate Ready Boston”. The issue of both coastal and storm water flooding are highlighted by this initiative and are addressed …
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Assessment of flood protection strategies for combined critical infrastructure failure and hurricane/storm surge events in the Meadowlands area
… comprehensive post-Sandy NJIT project entitled "Flood Mitigation Engineering Resource Center (FMERC)", a detailed investigation of alternative measures for flood mitigation in the Meadowlands area was completed in June 2014. The project involved the assessment of flood impacts, and the evaluation …
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Analysis of Transient Seepage Through Levees
… are a significant part of the United States flood protection infrastructure. It is estimated that over 100,000 miles of levees exist in the United States. Most of these levees were designed many years ago to protect farmland and rural areas. As growth continues in the United States, many of …
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The resilience of urban design to pluvial flood
… are becoming more vulnerable and threatened as flood protection measurements are still following the same line of thinking in terms of nature resistance. The conventional structures of flood protection are increasingly questioned amongst academics, decision makers and communities particularly …
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Geospatial Assessment of Sustainable Built Infrastructure Assets and Flood Disaster Protection
… on the environment and greenhouse gas emissions. Floods are the most frequently occurring natural disaster in the world, which so far claimed millions of lives and resulted in billion-dollar economic costs. Built infrastructure assets in urban and rural areas are not spared from floods' aftermath. …
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Assessment of Future Impact of Climate Change on Structural Protections and Hydrological Extremes – Floods
The certainty of flood protection in the face of climate change is linked to the likelihood that a system will function reliably under various future flood scenarios. It is increasingly crucial to comprehend and forecast the frequency and intensity of random hydrological factors for efficient flood …
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Assessment of the Socioeconomic Impacts of Water Hyacinth in the Ada Communities on the Lower Volta River of Ghana
… ecosystem services include fish, prawns, clams, flood protection, and water quality for recreation. Water hyacinth significantly affects these services (ANOVA, F=27.44, p<0.001), contributing 75.2% of the variance in ecosystem service impacts. Communities mainly rely on physical control measures, …
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Flood Mitigation Decision Tool for Target Repetitive Loss Properties in Jefferson Parish
… Orleans parishes, has been affected severely by floods. These two parishes have experienced fifteen significant flood events in twenty six years from 1978 to 2004, either due to tropical weather or strong rainfall events. Those floods have resulted in billions of dollars in damages. In 1996 the …
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Protection of Population in Case of Flood Risk in Varna Region // Защита на населението при риск от наводнения във Варненска област
The flood risk in Bulgaria (in particular Varna region) is real and depends on three factors: those associated with the flood risk of floods; human and natural systems exposed to stranded waters and the vulnerability of these systems. Varna region's major flood risks are: floods of the Kamchia …
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After retreat : buyout programs and local planning goals after Hurricane Sandy
… increasingly popular as a means to mitigate flood damage to homes within floodplains. However, there are many local benefits associated with buyout programs, including the removal of services from the neighborhood, increased flood protection for adjacent neighborhoods, and increased green …
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Two-Dimensional Vibrations of Inflated Geosynthetic Tubes Resting on a Rigid or Deformable Foundation
… have the potential to replace the traditional flood protection device of sandbagging. These tubes are manufactured with many individual designs and configurations. A small number of studies have been conducted on the geosynthetic tubes as water barriers. Within these studies, none have …
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Essays on Urban Resilience to Environmental and Health Risks
… to develop new performance metrics for U.S. flood protection levees, I find that decentralized financing of infrastructure maintenance creates a feedback loop: lower housing values and property tax revenues reduce fiscal capacity for levee maintenance, which increases levee failure risk and …
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An analysis of hydraulic, environmental and economic impacts of flood polder management at the Elbe River
Flood polders are part of the flood risk management strategy for many lowland rivers. They are used for the controlled storage of flood water so as to lower peak discharges of large floods. Consequently, the flood hazard in adjacent and downstream river reaches is decreased in the case of flood …
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An Economic Valuation of South Dakota Wetlands As A Recreation Resource for Resident Hunters
… Services or benefits are either indirect (e.g. flood protection) or direct (e. g. production of wildlife and recreation opportunities). The benefits of wetlands as a recreational resource are well documented in the literature (Hammack and Brown 1974, Jaworski and Raphael 1978, Horwitz 1979). …
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Consideration of possible futures for peri-urban sites based on restabilising ecosystem processes : rewilding nature and people
… could benefit the wider area, e.g. increased flood protection. The exploration of stakeholder values and ecological data, as presented here, can be used to evaluate the suitability of future rewilding projects in the UME and elsewhere.
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Leveraging the US Army Corps of Engineers Public-Private Partnerships (P3) Pilot Program to Promote Equitable Outcomes from Local Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Projects
… Corps of Engineers has been the nation's premier flood management agency since the mid-19th century and is uniquely equipped to provide technical and financial support to such communities. In this client-based thesis, I worked with Aaron Snyder, Lead of the Corps' Water Infrastructure Financing …
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Immunity under the Provisions of the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act: An Analysis of Case Law in Relationship to Pending Litigation
… United States. Eighty percent of New Orleans was flooded after the failure of levees bordering the 17th Street, London Avenue and Industrial canals. The United States Army Corps of Engineers (hurricane protection systems nationwide); Orleans Levee District (levee and floodwall maintenance); and …
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Applying numerical sediment transport models to examine river restoration sustainablilty at the Rio Grande Nature Center, New Mexico
… Rio Grande has severely degraded since 1930 when flood control institution began (Scurlock 1998). Since that time, additional anthropogenic stressors have continued to cause the river to incise and narrow and have harmed the ecological health of the system. As a result, many different entities …
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Examination of the impact of the natural environment on levee sustainability, An
… provide a series of valuable services including flood protection, tidal protection, and fresh water storage. Extending the life and status of levees reduces the potential for levee failures and enhances their benefits. The objective of this study was to improve our ability to predict the …
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Analysing peak flow attenuation in an urban wetland
… flow resulting in event driven urban flooding. The approach to flood protection has recently shifted from engineered and technical solutions to more sustainable and integrated solutions, by considering social, ecological and physical implications and exploring sustainable urban …
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