The water's edge : [videorecording] profits and policy behind the rising catastrophe of floods / Marshall Frech, writer producer.

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PictureLanguage: English Publication details: [U.S.] www.floodsafety.org, c2006Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (56:46 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inDDC classification:

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Summary: The Water's Edge is a new documentary that takes a critical look at the systemic failures behind the growing catastrophe of floods in the U.S.. According to the film?s website ?Through an amazing collection of flood footage and in-depth coverage of repetitive flood victims, this movie uncovers the profiteering and neglect that ensure increasing devastation for our ever-urbanizing society. The precious land at the water' edge, so vital for wildlife corridors and open space, is being turned into a federally-subsidized disaster zone that brings great fortune to bankers and builders and the perpetual debt of the underclass.? The Water's Edge offers a well-researched and personalized critique of the cultural denials, financial incentives, and policy failures behind the growing natural disaster causes the most death and damage in the U.S. and worldwide. Dennis S. Mileti, Professor and Director Emeritus at the Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado at Boulder calls it ?the single most appropriate piece of cinema on the flood hazard that has ever been my good fortune to view."

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Videos and DVDs	Australian Emergency Management Library	VIDEO	363.3493 WAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900102295

Sponsored by: The Public Entity Risk Institute.

The Water's Edge is a new documentary that takes a critical look at the systemic failures behind the growing catastrophe of floods in the U.S.. According to the film?s website ?Through an amazing collection of flood footage and in-depth coverage of repetitive flood victims, this movie uncovers the profiteering and neglect that ensure increasing devastation for our ever-urbanizing society. The precious land at the water' edge, so vital for wildlife corridors and open space, is being turned into a federally-subsidized disaster zone that brings great fortune to bankers and builders and the perpetual debt of the underclass.? The Water's Edge offers a well-researched and personalized critique of the cultural denials, financial incentives, and policy failures behind the growing natural disaster causes the most death and damage in the U.S. and worldwide. Dennis S. Mileti, Professor and Director Emeritus at the Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado at Boulder calls it ?the single most appropriate piece of cinema on the flood hazard that has ever been my good fortune to view."

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