Mapping the zone [electronic resource] : improving flood map accuracy / Committee on FEMA Flood Maps, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources/Mapping Science Committee, Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council of the National Academies
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TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2009Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 122 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.)ISBN: - 9780309130585 (electronic bk.)
- 0309130581 (electronic bk.)
- 0309130573
- 9780309130578
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"This study was requested by managers of FEMA's Risk Analysis Division and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Coastal Services Center, supported by NOAA's National Weather Service, National Geodetic Survey, and Coast Survey Development Laboratory."--Pref.
Description based on print version record
Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-104)
Cover -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Flood Mapping and Flood Insurance -- 3 Elevation and Height Data -- 4 Inland Flooding -- 5 Coastal Flooding -- 6 Benefits and Costs of Accurate Flood Mapping -- 7 Mapping and Risk Communication: Moving to the Future -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Methods for Estimating Base Flood Elevations in Approximate Studies -- Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Appendix C: Glossary -- Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations
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