Human Costs Assessment - The Impacts of Flooding & Nonstructural Solutions. Tug Fork Valley, West Virginia & Kentucky.

Abstract

This study of the human resource costs of flooding, and the capacity of local publics for effective participation by the Institute for Water Resources with the assistance of contractors at the request of the Huntington District. The objectives of the study were to assist the District with the development of long-standing flooding problems in the Tug Fork River Basin of West Virginia and Kentucky. Contents: Private Human Costs of Flooding; Flooding and Coal Mining Productivity; Human Resource Impairment and Its Public; Housing Analysis; Community Analysis; Appendices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA160633

Entities

People

  • A. B. Motz
  • B. T. Osgood
  • C. E. Simpkins
  • D. J. Allee
  • L. G. Antle

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Databases
  • Demography
  • Drainage Basins
  • Employment
  • Families (Human)
  • Flood Control
  • Flood Damage
  • Flood Hazards
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Medical Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy
  • Recreation

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.