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<br /> <br />. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />1:1#"",.1 <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />~ <br />. <br /> <br />inundation influenced first by precipitation or storms, and <br />then by such natural characteristics as topography; soil po- <br />rosity; drainage, vegetation, and beach composition. Devel- <br />opment in flood-prone area.,> often ailers these natural <br />features and can increase flood levels, chiefly by increas- <br />ing the rate of water runoff <br /> <br />To minimize adverse impacts, development should <br />be prohibited or minimized in the most hazardous areas <br />and carefully monitored to avoid undesirable effects in <br />others. The design of the built environment should he <br />carried out with complete knowledge of flooding charac- <br />teristics and with conscious concern for maintaining <br />the halance of environmental features. <br /> <br />Uterature Resources <br /> <br />Coastal Ecosystems, John Clark Washington, O,C: The <br />Conservation Foundation, 1974. <br />Design With Nature. Ian L. McHarg. Garden City, New <br />York: Ooubleday/Naturalllistory Press, 1971. <br />Flood" William G, HO}1 and Walter R Longbein, <br />Princeton, New Jersey: The Princeton University Press, <br />1955, <br />Flood-Prone Areas and Land Use Planning A 0, <br />Waananen, et at Washington, O,C: US Geological <br />Survey, 1977, <br />How To Live With An Island Orrin H, Pilkey, et at <br />Raleigh, North Carolina, Science & Technology Sec- <br />tion, North Carolina Department of Natural and Eco- <br />nomic Resources, 1975. <br />Water: A Primer Luna B, Leopold, San Francisco, W H, <br />Freeman & Company, 1974, <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Depanmn"lt of Huusing alld L:rball De~l()pll1em <br /> <br />Development in flood- <br />prone areas frequently re- <br />sults in damage to build- <br />ings, 77Je bouse at far l<ft <br />ha, been swept completely <br />off its foundation< by the <br />force of a riverine flood <br />17Je house above ha, suf- <br />fered similarlv from coastal <br />flood water. Shown at left- <br />center is the inundation of <br />a small town:" (..>rltire cen- <br />tral hu...,ine.-'.s dL";trict. <br /> <br />19 <br />