Dam and levee safety and community resilience : a vision for future practice / Committee on Integrating Dam and Levee Safety and Community Resilience ; Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering ; Board on Earth Sciences and Resources ; Division on Earth and Life Studies.

"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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Corporate Authors:	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
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2012.
Subjects:	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. engineering. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Hydraulics. Dam safety Dam safety > Law and legislation Dams > Management Emergency management Engineering United States
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