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Geospatial technologies and homeland security

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Floods continue to pose the greatest threat to the property and safety of human communities among all natural hazards in the United States. While the link between urbanization and flooding is established, the degree to which specific characteristics of the built environment effect the level of damage sustained by a community has never been thoroughly investigated at the regional scale. Our study addresses this lack of research by examining the relationship between the built environment and flood impacts in Texas, which consistenly sustains the most damage from flooding mote than any other state in the country. Specifically, we calculate property damage resulting from 423 flood events over a five year period between 1997 and 2001 at the county level. We identify the impact of several built environment measures, including wetland alteration, impervious surface, and dams on reported property damage while controlling for biophysical and socioeconomic characteristics. Statistical results suggest that naturallly occurring wetlands play a particularly importand role in mitigating flood damage. These findings provide guidance to homeland security experts and flood managers on how to most effectively mitigate the costly impacts of floods at the communiaty level.

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No. Panggil

363.350285

Penerbit

German : Springer., 2008

Deskripsi Fisik

xxviii, 169 hm. : illus. ; 29 cm.

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Indonesia

ISBN/ISSN

978-1-4020-8339-6

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363.350285

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