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Urban Flood Hazards:
Challenges and Opportunities

New paper explores the challenges of urban flooding, outlines planning and mitigation strategies to reduce future flood losses, and provides recommendations to address urban flooding in communities nationwide.

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Hoisington Technical Assistance Kickoff meeting in Hoisington, Kansas. Meeting was held to discuss a variety of flood mitigation options with community officials and analyze those options. Photo by Steve Samuelson.
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Shot of the spillway at Saylorville Lake, a reservoir on the Des Moines River in Iowa. It is located 11 miles upstream from Des Moines and was constructed as part of a flood control system for the Des Moines River as well as to aid in controlling flood crests on the Mississippi, of which the Des Moines is a tributary. Photo taken Feb. 27, 2018 by Eric Johnson.
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The nation’s largest conference dedicated to all aspects of flooding and floodplain management. Join us online May 10-14, 2021.

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Celebrating Black History Month: William A. Anderson

Feb 17, 2021

In honor of Black History Month, we’re recognizing the vision and work of William Averette Anderson (1937 – 2013), an accomplished scholar, researcher, and policymaker in the field of hazards and disaster mitigation.

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