Preventing Coastal Flood Disasters: The Role of the States and Federal Response. Proceedings of a National Symposium. Held in Ocean City, Maryland on May 23-25, 1983

摘要

These are the proceedings of the first national symposium devoted to state programs to reduce coastal flood losses from hurricanes, tsunamis, winter storms and smaller floods. The first section of papers describes state policies and programs, ranging from specific descriptions of recovery from flooding to more philosophical reflection on the troubles presented by loopholes in state legislation. In recognition of recent federal concern with coastal barrier resources, one section is devoted to the management of barrier islands at both federal and state levels. Local programs are described, and certain aspects of federal policy as it pertains to coastal areas are analyzed. The last section presented the conclusions and recommendations of panel discussions that took place during the meeting.