Tying flood insurance to flood risk for low-lying structures in the floodplain / Committee on Risk-Based Methods for Insurance Premiums of Negatively Elevated Structures in the National Flood Insurance Program, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Sciences, Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences.
"Floods take a heavy toll on society, costing lives, damaging buildings and property, disrupting livelihoods, and sometimes necessitating federal disaster relief, which has risen to record levels in recent years. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was created in 1968 to reduce the floo...
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Table of Contents:
- FrontMatter; Acknowledgments; Contents; Summary; 1 The National Flood Insurance Program and the Need for Accurate Rates; 2 NFIP Procedures for Analyzing Flood Hazard and Calculating Insurance Rates; 3 Methods for Assessing Flood Risk; 4 Factors That Affect Risk-Based Premiums for Negatively Elevated Structures; 5 Alternative Approaches and Implementation; References; Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members; Appendix B: Glossary; Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations.