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Corps of Engineers systematically underestimates river flood risk
Robert E Criss, Statistics of evolving populations and their relevance to flood risk, Journal of Earth Science 1–7 (2016). ABSTRACT: Statistical methods are commonly used to evaluate natural populations and environmental variables, yet these must recognize temporal trends in population…
Allowing wetlands to migrate inland as sea level rises – state land use issues
Titus J, Hudgens D, Trescott D, Craghan M, Nuckols W, Hershner C, et al. State and local governments plan for development of most land vulnerable to rising sea level along the US Atlantic coast. Environmental Research Letters. 2009;4(4):044008. with supplement…
Breaking The Golden Rule: Judicial Review of Federal Water Project Planning
Oliver A. Houck, Breaking The Golden Rule: Judicial Review of Federal Water Project Planning, 65 Rutgers Law Review 1-57 (2012) From the Abstract The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is one of the oldest institutions of the federal government, and…
Analysis of Datums and Elevations in USACE Projects: FINAL REPORT
Analysis of Datums and Elevations in USACE Projects: FINAL REPORT The USACE assembled this team as a direct result of the catastrophic losses endured after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in 2005. The emphasis on vertical accuracy came about…