FLOOD02514

• County: Statewide
• Community: Nationwide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Design Guidelines for Flood Damage Reduction
• Date: 10/1/1981
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

. 'What programs influence development in f1ood~prone
areas?
. \X/hat essential information is needed [() design in
flood-prone area.'i?
. \X/hat design techniques are available to mitigate flood
damage to the built environment?
. \X/here can the designer obtain additional information
about flooding?

Organization of the Manual
In answering the above questions~ the manual has been
organized into three sections.
The first section, Chapters 2 and 3, provides back-
ground information on n<x)ding to a.'iSist the designer in
addressing the problems of designing in t1<x)d~prone
areas. Chapter 2, Flooding and the Built Environ-
ment, discusses the natural characteristics of flooding
and the interrelationships bet\\'een flooding and the buill
environment Chapter 3, Policies, Programs, and Strat.
egies for Flood Damage Reduction, deals with the
evolution and content of government flood-related pro-
grams and outlines general strategies for reducing flood
losses.
The second section deals specifically with design
issues. Chapter 4, Design Analysis for Flood Damage
Reduction, details the range of information that is
needed for pre-design analysis of projects in flood-prone
areas, including a discussion of relevant regulations,
hydrologic dat:, and pbysical site characteristics. The final
chapter, Design Techniques for Flood Damage
Reduction, out I ines the various techniques that design-
ers can use [0 mitigate the flood damage potentials identi-
fied in pre-design analysis.
Finally; the third section of the manual is a
Resource Index, \vhich provides additional sources of
information that can he investigated by the designer
\vhen further detail is necessan: Included here are litera-
ture references on a wide range of flooding and develop-
ment issues, ~l" well ~l'i listings of key regional contal1
points for the variety of government agencies with an in-
terest in flooding and development

It is hoped that this manual proves to be a frequently
used addition to the designer's reference shelf It is in-
tended to mark a beginning towards a more conscious in-
clusion of flooding issues in the routine procedures of
design practice. I( beyond that, it helps the designer ac-
cept the challenge of finding creative and effective solu-
tions to the problems of building in flqod-prone areas,
then both clients and the community will benefit

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