The United States has one of the largest and costliest flood control systems in the world, even though only a small proportion of its land lies in floodplains.
Urban riverbanks are attractive locations and highly prized recreational environments. The designs of urban river landscapes must fulfill a broad range of requi
DIVA sociological history of flood control politics that examines how local and regional pro-growth interests organized to press the federal government to prote
Our rivers are in crisis and the need for river restoration has never been more urgent. Water security and biodiversity indices for all of the world’s major r
Urban riverbanks are attractive locations and highly prized recreational environments. However, they must meet the requirements of flood control, open space des