Urban Flooding

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    September 21, 2023

    National Institute of Building Sciences and Fannie Mae Release Disaster Mitigation Roadmap

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    The 150-page paper focuses on pluvial flooding, and offers three major findings and several recommendations.

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    Flooded street with report cover for Urban Flood Hazards
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    November 18, 2020

    Urban Flood Hazards: Challenges and Opportunities

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    Developed by ASFPM’s Stormwater Management Committee, this new paper explores the challenges of urban flooding, outlines concepts related to planning and mitigation to reduce future flood losses, and provides recommendations at the local and national scale to address urban flooding in communities nationwide.

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    July 6, 2020

    Flood Mitigation Measures for Existing Multi-Family Structures

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    FEMA recently released the National Flood Insurance Program Flood Mitigation Measures for Multi-Family Buildings, P-2037. This publication provides guidance for building owners, designers, investors, builders/contractors, institutional partners, housing agencies and residents, and property and facility managers on flood risk evaluation and mitigation of large multi-family buildings located within floodplains, particularly in urban areas. The publication is

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