Conclusions Considering the preceding information the following conclusions can be drawn. Floods are not subject to complete control but their damaging effects can be mitigated. The upward flood cost trend can be moderated through comprehensive floodplain, stormwater, <strong>and</strong> coastal zone management measures that are economically, environmentally, <strong>and</strong> socially cost effective. Potential benefits from flood control measures are often lost through subsequent, unwise development in supposedly protected areas. All levels of governments should persuasively support the designation of flood-prone areas for open space uses.
Notes 1 INTERTECT, The Potential Contribution of Peace Corps to <strong>Disaster</strong> Preparedness in Africa, INTERTECT, Dallas, Texas, 1983, p. 80. 2 J.G.F. Anten <strong>and</strong> S. Franken, The Pattern of Famine in Bangladesh. Amsterdam, Netherl<strong>and</strong>s, p. 144. 3 Rita Funaro-Curtis, <strong>Natural</strong> <strong>Disaster</strong>s <strong>and</strong> the Development Process, Prepared for OFDA/AID, Washington, D.C., July 1982, p. 13-14. 4 Tony Waltham, Catastrophy, The Violent Earth, Crown Publishers, New York, New York, 1978, p. 84-86. 5 Champ Clark <strong>and</strong> the Editors of Time-Life Books, Planet Earth: Flood, Time-Life Books, Alex<strong>and</strong>ria, Virginia, 1982, p. 24. 6 INTERTECT, p. 80-82. 7 UNDRO, <strong>Disaster</strong> Prevention <strong>and</strong> Mitigation: A Compendium of Current Knowledge, Vol. 2, Hydrological Aspects, 1978, p. 8. 8 Gilbert White, Editor, <strong>Natural</strong> <strong>Hazards</strong>: Local, National, Global, Oxford University Press, New York, 1974, p. 269. 9 Charles J. Robinove, “The Role of Remote Sensing <strong>and</strong> Satellite Monitoring Systems in Hydrologic Hazard <strong>Management</strong>,” in United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey Proceedings of the Geologic <strong>and</strong> Hydrologic <strong>Hazards</strong> Training Program, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 1984, p. 899-902. 10 National Science Foundation, A Report on Flood Hazard Mitigation, National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., 1980, p. 27. 11 Ibid. p. 17. 12 INTERTECT, p. 83-84. 13 Most of the above discussion on floodplain management has been adapted from William G. DeGroot, L. Scott Tucker, Ben Urbonas “Elements of a Comprehensive Floodplain <strong>Management</strong> Program,” Proceedings of the Geologic <strong>and</strong> Hydrologic <strong>Hazards</strong> Training Program, AID Office of Foreign <strong>Disaster</strong> Assistance <strong>and</strong> U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, 1984, p. 943-959. References Anten, J.G.F. <strong>and</strong> S. Franken, The Pattern of Famine in Bangladesh, Amsterdam, Netherl<strong>and</strong>s. DeGroot, William G., L. Scott Tucker, Ben Urbonas, “Elements of a Comprehensive Floodplain <strong>Management</strong> Program,” Proceedings of the Geologic <strong>and</strong> Hydrologic <strong>Hazards</strong> Training Program, AID Office of Foreign <strong>Disaster</strong> Assistance <strong>and</strong> U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, 1984, p. 943-959. Funaro-Curtis, Rita, <strong>Natural</strong> <strong>Disaster</strong>s <strong>and</strong> the Development Process, Prepared for OFDA/AID, Washington, D.C., July 1982. INTERTECT, The Potential Contribution of Peace Corps to <strong>Disaster</strong> Preparedness in Africa, INTERTECT, Dallas, Texas, 1983. National Science Foundation, A Report on Flood Hazard Mitigation, National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., 1980. Clark, Champ <strong>and</strong> the Editors of Time-Life Books, Planet Earth: Flood, Time-Life Books, Alex<strong>and</strong>ria, Virginia, 1982. Robinove, Charles J., “The Role of Remote Sensing <strong>and</strong> Satellite Monitoring Systems in Hydrologic Hazard <strong>Management</strong>,” in United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey Proceedings of the Geologic <strong>and</strong> Hydrologic <strong>Hazards</strong> Training Program, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 1984. UNDRO, <strong>Disaster</strong> Prevention <strong>and</strong> Mitigation: A Compendium of Current Knowledge, Vol. 2, Hydrological Aspects, 1978. Waltham, Tony, Catastrophy, The Violent Earth, Crown Publishers, New York, New York, 1978. White, Gilbert, Editor, <strong>Natural</strong> <strong>Hazards</strong>, Local, National Global, Oxford University Press, New York, 1974.
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