The Great Flood of 1993
Subtitle: Causes, Impacts, and Responses
Publisher: Westview Pr (Short Disc)
Published: January 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 321
ISBN-13: 9780813326191
Subjects: Social impact of disasters; c 1990 to c 2000; Disaster Relief Services; Natural Disasters; Nature/Ecology; USA; Floods; Mississippi River
Description: The first comprehensive evaluation of the catastrophic flood of 1993 in the United States, this book examines the way in which floods are forecast and monitored, the effectiveness of existing recovery processes, and how the nation manages its floodplains. Through detailed case studies, this timely volume diagnoses the social and economic impacts of the disaster, assessing how resource managers, flood forecasters, public institutions, the private sector, and millions of volunteers responded to it.

The book concludes with recommendations for the future, in hopes of better preparing the country for the next flood or other comparable disaster.