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Gilbert Fowler White (November 26, 1911 – October 5, 2006) was a prominent American geographer, sometimes termed the "father of floodplain management" and the "leading environmental geographer of the 20th century" (Wescoat, 2006).
"There's a bias against, I think, rural communities, especially in the flood dataset," said Chad Berginnis, executive director of the Association of State Floodplain Managers, a nonprofit that ...
Participation in the NFIP is based on an agreement between local communities and the federal government that states that if a community will adopt and enforce a floodplain management ordinance to reduce future flood risks to new construction in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA), the federal government will make flood insurance available within the community as a financial protection against ...
A lack of good data and floodplain maps is a widespread problem for communities, Berginnis said. "We have 3.5 million miles of streams, rivers, and coastlines in the country. We've mapped 1.2 ...
Certified Floodplain Manager: CFM: Association of State Floodplain Managers [19] Chief Fire Officer: CFO: Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE) [20] Fellow of the Academy of Emergency Management: FAcEM: Emergency Management Academy [21] Executive Fire Officer: EFO: U.S. Fire Administration [22] Emergency Number Professional: ENP: National ...
The Mississippi River's floodplain forests are a vital habitat but many are dying. Here's what to know. What to know about floodplain forests, a struggling ecosystem on the Mississippi River
Flood management describes methods used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of flood waters. Flooding can be caused by a mix of both natural processes, such as extreme weather upstream, and human changes to waterbodies and runoff. Flood management methods can be either of the structural type (i.e. flood control) and of the non ...
Thin layer placement is typically used on the coasts to combat sea-level rise. This is the first time it's being used on the Mississippi River to restore floodplain forests.