Dam and Levee Safety and Community Resilience: A Vision for Future Practice

by Committee on Integrating Dam and Levee S, Committee on Geological and Geotechnical, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, et al.

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-level priorities in decision making can help reduce the risk of, and increase community resilience to, potential dam and levee failures. Collaboration between dam...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309256143
• ISBN13: 9780309256148
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 172 Pages