Dam and Levee Safety and Community Resilience: A Vision for Future Practice

National Research Council

doi:10.17226/13393

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Dam and Levee Safety and Community Resilience

A Vision for Future Practice

(2012)

Although advances in engineering can reduce the risk of dam and levee failure, some failures will still occur. Such events cause impacts on social and physical infrastructure that extend far beyond the flood zone. Broadening dam and levee safety programs to consider community- and regional-level priorities in decision making can help reduce the risk of, and increase community resilience to, potential dam and levee failures.

Collaboration between dam and levee safety professionals at all levels, persons and property owners at direct risk, members of the wider economy, and the social and environmental networks in a community would allow all stakeholders to understand risks, shared needs, and opportunities, and make more informed decisions related to dam and levee infrastructure and community resilience. Dam and Levee Safety and Community Resilience: A Vision for Future Practice explains that fundamental shifts in safety culture will be necessary to integrate the concepts of resilience into dam and levee safety programs.

Contributor(s): National Research Council; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Board on Earth Sciences and Resources; Committee on Integrating Dam and Levee Safety and Community Resilience; Committee on Geological and Geotechnical Engineering

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National Research Council. 2012. Dam and Levee Safety and Community Resilience: A Vision for Future Practice. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/13393.

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172 pages | 7 x 10 |

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Paperback: 978-0-309-25614-8
Ebook: 978-0-309-25617-9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/13393

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-xvi
Summary	1-16
1 Introduction	17-34
2 Community Characteristics and Improving Community Resilience	35-48
3 Current Dam and Levee Infrastructure, Management, and Governance	49-76
4 Vision and Conceptual Framework for Resilience-Focused Engagement	77-96
5 Tools for Building Resilience	97-120
6 Conclusions	121-132
References	133-140
List of Acronyms	141-142
Appendixes	143-144
Appendix A: Committee Biographies	145-150
Appendix B: Meeting Agendas	151-152
Appendix C: Laws, Policies, and Guidelines Driving Dam and Levee Safety in the United States	153-156

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