Human Adjustment to Floods: A Geographical Approach to the Flood Problem in the United States¶
White, G. F. (1945). Human Adjustment to Floods: A Geographical Approach to the Flood Problem in the United States: A Geographical Approach to the Flood Problem in the United States.
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Primes¶
- Exposure Creep
- The hazard is a major river flood with, say, a 100-year mean inter-arrival time and severe impact in the floodplain — the impact zone.
This sourceFoundational identification of the levee/flood-control paradox — that overreliance on structural protective works induces floodplain development and thereby raises aggregate flood damages ("flood losses are largely an act of man").
- The hazard is a major river flood with, say, a 100-year mean inter-arrival time and severe impact in the floodplain — the impact zone.
Mechanisms¶
- Pathway Breakpoint Mapping
- And containment can breed complacency: reliably stopping the frequent event invites people to build behind the defense, so the rare failure is now catastrophic — the levee effect.
This sourceShows that flood-protection works can encourage accelerated development in protected floodplains, increasing exposure when protection is exceeded.
- And containment can breed complacency: reliably stopping the frequent event invites people to build behind the defense, so the rare failure is now catastrophic — the levee effect.
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