The great flood of 1993 : causes, impacts, and responses / edited by Stanley A. Changnon.
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TextPublication details: Boulder, CO : Westview Press, 1996.Description: xii, 319 p. : illISBN: - 0813326192 (hc)
- 0813326206 (pbk)
- 363.3493 20
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Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 363.3493 GRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 009693351 |
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Defining the Flood: A Chronology of Key Events / Stanley A. Changnon -- 2. The Weather That Led to the Flood / David R. Rodenhuis -- 3. A Hydroclimatological Assessment of the Rainfall / Kenneth E. Kunkel -- 4. The Flood's Hydrology / William H. Koellner -- 5. Physical Effects: A Changed Landscape / Nani G. Bhowmik -- 6. Ecosystem Effects: Positive and Negative Outcomes / Richard E. Sparks -- 7. Impacts on Agricultural Production: Huge Financial Losses Lead to New Policies / Thomas P. Zacharias -- 8. Impacts on Transportation Systems: Stalled Barges, Blocked Railroads, and Closed Highways / Stanley A. Changnon -- 9. Economic Impacts: Lost Income, Ripple Effects, and Recovery / Geoffrey J. D. Hewings and Ramamohan Mahidhara -- 10. Living with the Flood: Human and Governmental Responses to Real and Symbolic Risk / Lee Wilkins -- 11. Effects of the Flood on National Policy: Some Achievements, Major Challenges Remain / James M. Wright.
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