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<br />Many people contributed valuable assistance to the preparation of this
<br />manual. We wish to acknowledge first the guidance provided by Melita
<br />Rodeck, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's technical repre-
<br />sentative.
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<br />Also invaluable were the members of the project's advisory committee;
<br />Armando C. Lardieri, Assistant Chief, Engineering Division, U.S. Army
<br />Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District.
<br />Larry A Larson, Chief of Floodplain and Shoreland Management Sec-
<br />tion, Wisconsin Bureau of Water Regulation and Zoning, Madison.
<br />Luna B. Leopold, Professor, University of California at Berkeley.
<br />Rmherford plan, Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts at
<br />Amherst.
<br />Gray Plosser, AlA, Kidd 'Wheeler and Plosser, Inc., Birmingham, Ala-
<br />bama.
<br />Mark Riebau, Assistant Chief of Floodplain and Shoreland Management,
<br />Wisconsin Bureau of Water Regulation and Zoning, Madison.
<br />Robert B. Riley; AlA, Professor, Urriversity of Illinois, .Urbana.
<br />Conrad B. Wessell, AlA, Goldsboto, North Carolina.
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<br />Others who provided guidance and review included:
<br />Christopher Arnold, BuUding Systems Developmem Inc., San Fran-
<br />cisco; Raymond R Fox, Associate, Dames and M<x>re, Washington,
<br />D.C.; Narendra N. Gunaji, Direcror, Engineering Experiment Station,
<br />New Mexico State University, Las Cruces; George Phippen, Chief of
<br />Floodplain Management, Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army
<br />Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C.; Gilbert E White, Natural Haz-
<br />ards Research and Applications Information Center, University of
<br />Colorado, Boulder; and John Ziegler, AL\, Regional Director, Federal
<br />Emergency Management Agency, New York
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<br />AlA Research Corporation
<br />1735 New York Avenue, Northwest
<br />Washington, D.C. 20006
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<br />Charles R Ince,Jr.-President
<br />Donald E. Geis-Projea Manager
<br />Barry Steeves-Research Associate & Author
<br />D4vid A Robillard-Research Assistant & Illustrator
<br />Fred H. Greenberg-Design
<br />Paul K. McClure-Editor
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<br />EDAWlnc.
<br />Environmemal Planning, Urban Design, and Landscape Architecture
<br />San Francisco and Alexandria, Virginia
<br />Elliot Rhodeside, Principal
<br />Sheila Brady, Project Manager
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<br />Sheaffer and Roland, Inc.
<br />Environmental Planners and Engineers
<br />Chicago and WashingtOn, D.C.
<br />H. Crane Miller, Vice President and General Counsel
<br />James E. Goddard, Consulting Engineer
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<br />October 1981
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<br />This manual was prepared under Contract Number EMC-C-OOlO with
<br />the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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<br />The statements and descriptions contained in this manual are those of
<br />the AlA Research ~orporation and do not necessarily reflect the views
<br />of the U.S. Government in general or the Federal Emergency Man-
<br />agement Agency in particular. The U.S. Government, and FEMA make
<br />no warranty, expressed or implied, and assume no responsibility for
<br />the accuracy or completeness of the information herein.
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