When the river rises : flood control on the Boise River, 1943-1985.

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Program on environment and behavior | Special publication (University of Colorado, Boulder. Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center) ; 27Publication details: Boulder, Colo. : Institute of Behavior Science, Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center, University of Colorado ; Boise, Idaho : Boise State University, College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs, 1993Description: xxiii, 187 p. : illISBN:

1877943088

DDC classification:

363.349360979628 WHE

Subject: Former planning director of Boise, Idaho, takes a historical look at the events and decisions that shaped floodplain management for Boise and the surrounding areas. The book describes three major floods that occurred in 1876, 1896, and 1943; local and federal responses to those floods; the political processes that brought about construction of Lucky Peak Dam by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; emerging conflicts over uses of Boise River water as a result of Lucky Peak Dam, particularly conflicts between irrigation and other uses; creation of the river's greenbelt; pressures to place development in the floodplain; and the flood of 1983. The author offers conclusions regarding where responsibility lies for managing the floodplain, floodplain urbanization, and valuing public goods such as flood control projects

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-180) and index

Former planning director of Boise, Idaho, takes a historical look at the events and decisions that shaped floodplain management for Boise and the surrounding areas. The book describes three major floods that occurred in 1876, 1896, and 1943; local and federal responses to those floods; the political processes that brought about construction of Lucky Peak Dam by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; emerging conflicts over uses of Boise River water as a result of Lucky Peak Dam, particularly conflicts between irrigation and other uses; creation of the river's greenbelt; pressures to place development in the floodplain; and the flood of 1983. The author offers conclusions regarding where responsibility lies for managing the floodplain, floodplain urbanization, and valuing public goods such as flood control projects

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