Buy-in for buyouts : the case for managed retreat from flood zones /

This report offers policy recommendations to increase participation in buyoutprograms and to make them more effective tools for building resilience in coastalcommunities. Based on a study of managed retreat following Hurricanes Irene andSandy, the report provides an overview of flooding risk, a deta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Freudenberg, Robert (Autor), Calvin, Ellis (Autor), Tolkoff, Laura (Autor), Brawley, Dare (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, [2016]
Colección:Policy focus series (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy)
Temas:
Floods > United States.
Floodplain management > United States.
Land use > United States.
Disaster relief > United States.
Inondations > États-Unis.
Plaines inondables > Gestion > États-Unis.
Utilisation du sol > États-Unis.
Disaster relief
Floodplain management
Floods
Land use
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This report offers policy recommendations to increase participation in buyoutprograms and to make them more effective tools for building resilience in coastalcommunities. Based on a study of managed retreat following Hurricanes Irene andSandy, the report provides an overview of flooding risk, a detailed summation ofexisting buyout programs, case studies, and interviews.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:9781558443549
1558443541

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