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<br />Chapter 4 <br /> <br />Design Analysis for Flood Damage Reduction <br /> <br />Achieving a significant reduction in current levels of <br />flood damage requires attention to all aspects of the de- <br />velopment process, from structural flood control to <br />floodplain management to design of the built environ- <br />ment. Designers are principally involved in the latter, <br />with their necessary response being the explicit inclu- <br />sion of damage reduction strategies in the design pro- <br />cess. Such action requires that they first be aware of <br />regulatory restrictions and guidelines, site-specific flood- <br />ing characteristics, and appropriate techniques for <br />mitigating flood damage through project design. <br />Previous chapters discuss the general relationship <br />between flooding and the built emironment. This chap- <br />ter examines the specific information the designer <br />needs for projects in flood-prone areas. This informa- <br />tion is used in pre-design project analysis, both to ascer- <br />tain basic flood hazards and to ensure that the project <br />meets relevant regulatory requirements. The concluding <br />chapter explores the associated techniques that are <br />applied during development of the actual design. <br /> <br />g <br />-e <br />~ <br /> <br /> <br />"a <br /> <br />31 <br /> <br />AlAJournal <br />