January 25, 2016
Attention all coastal floodplain managers
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Attention all coastal floodplain managers (and really anyone trying to make their community resilient to flooding) ASFPM would like your help in completing a short survey on community resilience. The association, along with the American Planning Association, National Association of Counties and AECOM, partnered with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and National…
January 15, 2016
World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2016 Released
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Just released – World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report 2016 The Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center announced Jan. 14 the release of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2016. The report, undertaken in conjunction with the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center of the University of Pennsylvania, reports opinions of 750…
January 15, 2016
Pennsylvania Assc. of FPM just released a white paper, “Flooding/Stormwater Related Programs in Pennsylvania
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Flooding/Stormwater Related Programs in Pennsylvania: Data, Models, Products, Applicability This white paper, released Jan. 15, 2016, was created by the Stormwater SubCommittee of the Floodplain Mapping and Technical Committee of the Pennsylvania Association of Floodplain Managers. “Flooding and stormwater, in the past, had been thought of as two separate regulatory programs. This is evidenced by…
January 11, 2016
Guidebook Update Highlights Best Practices for Integrating Ecosystem Services into Federal Decision Making
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Guidebook Update Highlights Best Practices for Integrating Ecosystem Services into Federal Decision Making Following release of new policy guidance directing federal agencies to begin incorporating ecosystem services in federal planning and decision making, the National Ecosystem Services Partnership (NESP) introduces updates to its online resource the Federal Resource Management and Ecosystem Services Guidebook. The guidebook…
January 8, 2016
FEMA provides information about the spring RiskMAP update
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Risk MAP Guidelines and Standards 2016 Spring Maintenance Cycle The Federal Emergency Management Agency maintains guidelines and standards to support the Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP) Program. These guidelines and standards define the specific implementation of the statutory and regulatory requirements for the National Flood Insurance Program. These also outline the performance of…
January 6, 2016
A Look at 35 Years of Flood Insurance Claims
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A Look at 35 Years of Flood Insurance Claims: An analysis of more than one million flood claims under the National Flood Insurance Program reveals insights to help homeowners get the insurance they need. Written by Carolyn Kousky and Erwann Michel-Kerjan with the Wharton Risk Center The authors put together this six page overview of…