Main Title |
Planning for flood recovery and long-term resilience in Vermont : smart growth approaches for disaster-resilient communities. |
CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. |
Publisher |
Environmental Protection Agency, |
Year Published |
2014 |
Report Number |
EPA 231-R-14-003 |
Stock Number |
PB2016-104074 |
OCLC Number |
940513609 |
Subjects |
Floods--(NETC)4108 ;
Resilience--(NETC)12365 ;
Mitigation--(NETC)6686 ;
Recovery--(NETC)4122
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Additional Subjects |
Flood management ;
Communities ;
Vermont ;
Flooding ;
Floods ;
Long-term effects ;
Recovery efforts ;
Natural disasters ;
Extreme storm events ;
Damage ;
Economic effects ;
Smart growth ;
Flood resilience
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBD NSCEP |
EPA 231-R-14-003 |
Online only via NSCEP - no print copies available |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
05/13/2021 |
NTIS |
PB2016-104074 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
45 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
Abstract |
Flooding from extreme storm events has affected many communities across the country, causing billions of dollars of damage annually. Moreover, climate change projections suggest that storms will likely become more powerful in many regions of the country in the future. In light of these trends, many communities are recognizing the need to improve disaster recovery and long-term flood resilience planning. Communities throughout Vermont faced this reality when Tropical Storm Irene hit in 2011, devastating infrastructure, communities, and lives. In 2012, in the wake of Irene, the state of Vermont requested technical assistance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The assistance focused on incorporating smart growth principles into state policies, local development regulations, and Hazard Mitigation Plans to increase community flood resilience. “Flood resilience� means measures taken to reduce the vulnerability of communities to damages from flooding and to support long-term recovery after an extreme flood. |
Notes |
"July 2014." |
Contents Notes |
Flooding from extreme storm events has affected many communities across the country, causing billions of dollars of damage annually. Moreover, climate change projections suggest that storms will likely become more powerful in many regions of the country in the future. In light of these trends, many communities are recognizing the need to improve disaster recovery and long-term flood resilience planning. Communities throughout Vermont faced this reality when Tropical Storm Irene hit in 2011, devastating infrastructure, communities, and lives. In 2012, in the wake of Irene, the state of Vermont requested technical assistance from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The assistance focused on incorporating smart growth principles into state policies, local development regulations, and Hazard Mitigation Plans to increase community flood resilience. "Flood resilience" means measures taken to reduce the vulnerability of communities to damages from flooding and to support long-term recovery after an extreme flood. Smart growth and more environmentally and economically sustainable approaches to development can help communities become more resilient to future flooding by protecting vulnerable undeveloped lands, siting development in safer locations, and designing development so it is less likely to be damaged in a flood. Communities that identify areas that are safer for development and then implement smart growth approaches in those areas will be most successful at creating more flood-resilient places. EPA?s assistance provided options for communities and the state to consider as they work to recover, rebuild, and plan for a more resilient future. |
Place Published |
Washington, DC |
Corporate Au Added Ent |
Environmental Protection Agency.; Federal Emergency Management Agency |
PUB Date Free Form |
2014 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
unmediated |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
volume |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20210501043103 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
MERGE |
OCLC Rec Leader |
03120cam 2200373Ii 45010 |