Dam and levee safety and community resilience : a vision for future practice /

"Although advances in engineering can reduce the risk of dam and levee failure, some failures will still occur. Such events cause impacts on social and physical infrastructure that extend far beyond the flood zone. Broadening dam and levee safety programs to consider community- and regional-lev...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Integrating Dam and Levee Safety and Community Resilience, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering, National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2012.
Temas:
Dam safety > United States.
Levees > United States > Safety measures.
Dams > United States > Management.
Levees > United States > Management.
Emergency management.
Dam safety > Law and legislation > United States.
Engineering.
Barrages > Sécurité > États-Unis.
Levées > États-Unis > Sécurité > Mesures.
Barrages > États-Unis > Gestion.
Levées > États-Unis > Gestion.
Ingénierie.
engineering.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Hydraulics.
Dam safety
Dam safety > Law and legislation
Dams > Management
Emergency management
Engineering
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • Community characteristics and improving community resilience
  • Current dam and levee infrastructure, management, and governance
  • Vision and conceptual framework for resilience-focused engagement
  • Tools for building resilience
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • List of acronyms
  • Appendixes.

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