Section 206, Flood Plain Management Services; Study of Coastal Flooding Charlestown, Rhode Island.

Abstract

The New England Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (NED) conducted this study for the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island under the authority provided by the Corps of Engineers' Section 206 Flood Plain Management Services (FPMS) program. The study investigates the potential future effects of coastal flooding on the community, primarily addressing the economic risk to the community. The study focuses on approximating the dollar value of the potential flood damages to residential structures within the coastal 100-year flood plain and provides an assessment of the potential resulting loss to community tax revenues. The study also discusses flood damage reduction measures available to the Town of Charlestown.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA336634

Entities

Organizations

  • New England District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Barometric Pressure
  • Climate Change
  • Coastal Flooding
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Economic Analysis
  • Emergency Response
  • Flood Control
  • Flood Damage
  • Flood Hazards
  • Flood Plains
  • Floods
  • Natural Resources
  • New England
  • Sea Level
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Storm Surges
  • Water Resources

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Government and Public Administration Law.