Flood Policies In The United States And The Netherlands Case Study

Easy navigation and flood control encouraged trade along the river, which boosted the economy and led to an increase in jobs for traders, deckhands, etc. (US History TVA). In addition to providing increased trade opportunities, large amounts of money that would have been spent on the flood damage that were saved by the construction of these dams. A few years into the program, stations were created in the area to monitor flooding. Reports from these stations, in addition to computer calculations, show that the total cost of the flood damage up until 2007 would have been $5.8 billion (TVA River Neighbors). The flooding would have destroyed not only people’s homes, but also their businesses and livelihoods., which would have led to further unemployment.

Due to this the government informs their citizens and together they are constantly working on new ways to improve their current inventions as well as developing new methods to help them adapt to the rising sea levels which cause their land to flood. The American government and the Dutch government view the same problem but yet take different approaches, the Dutch are willing to invest all they have and put in a vast amount of manual labor to save their land and combat this predicament. Where’s as the United States government passes on the problem to localized governments allowing them to choose whether or not they want to take up this issue.

While considering rebuilding New Orleans, a good question to ask is what the government would do with the money that it plans to use to rebuild the city if it was diverted to other projects. The best thing to do would be to build another city elsewhere or settling the people and businesses affected away from the city. Another option would be to give a cash settlement to every individual, family or business that suffered a loss and allow them to choose to rebuild in New Orleans or elsewhere. Suppose the federal government would spend $1.818 trillion to rebuild the city but instead gives a cash settlement to the city dwellers who are about $1.3 million people, each resident would get about $1.39 million that is more than enough to pay for a new home and business in a different town.

If nothing happens to improve the current issues, rising waters will continue to rise, corrosion and erosion will worsen, and further damage will be inflicted on buildings, homes, cars, roadways and infrastructure as a whole. Additionally, not only will the infrastructure face failure, fishery and wildlife will experience extinctions and continue to drop in numbers, farms will face struggles of production and disbursement. Consequently, the export market for Florida commodities will see a huge drop in numbers, damaging the state of the market for imports and exports in Florida. These problems are severe and will cause residents to flee the area. If residents move away, then the budgets of both the City and the County governments will take a huge loss. It seems as though the cycle does not end. The Tampa Bay area needs residents, because with residents you have an income of tax dollars. Tax dollars are important for the sustainability of public goods. When the income of tax dollars is reduced, then the effects are felt in all areas of the budget system. But with and influx of residents comes more pollution and use of resources. This “gloom and doom” outlook does not have to be the case. To ensure a brighter outlook and future for the Tampa Bay area, we must consider

The policy would be quite pricey because they need to find a new, cleaner way to change factory pollution. Although, spending the money would be worth it because we would have cleaner air and water. A big part of Florida that we're known for is our scenery. By being able to maintain our habitats, we will keep receiving money that could be put towards ways to help stop pollution.

According to the text, on page 117, paragraph 7, is states, “The project cost for the project is about $1 billion.” As continued on page 117, Florida state leaders believe that the government should help to finance the project. On page 118, the text states, “...a bill that would invest $880 million in state money and restore water quality in the Everglades.” As said on page 118, the Obama Administration, and the sugar industry were able to invest that money for the Everglades. The restoration of the Everglades had been delayed due to the cost, and the quality of the water. Luckily, the Obama Administration and the sugar industry fixed that

The expenses would simply be outrageous to fund and down-right impossible, which every American understands. Since many homes were not in a flood zone, most people did not have flood insurance. They will have to leave because they cannot afford to come back to their homes. Furthermore, people have grown tired of the numerous natural disasters that hit Louisiana. As Zack Kopplin states, “Climate change could sink all of our major coastal cities, but Louisiana is being held to a different standard, because we’ve already been hit with so many disasters”. That is why many media coverages have been particularly weak on the coverage of the flooding, only capitalizing on the disaster porn and other corrupted media coverages. The tunnel vision of the news media and the critics prevent and delay the reconstruction of Louisiana. It is true that it would take an immense amount of funding to completely rebuild Louisiana, but we can not allow money to get in the way of rehabilitating our fellow

In 2002 President George W. Bush and Florida governor Jeb Bush at the time, signed an agreement of $8 billion for a 30-year federal plan to repair the Everglades. The agreement aimed to at least partially restore the natural flow of water through the everglades. The restoration project was handed over to the entity that was responsible for the problem in the first place: the federal government, and, in particular, the Army Corps of

I have an observation to share as a Dutch-American outsider looking in. The opponent of Geert does not realize the change because of daily life. A Dutch-American can observe clearly than the average Dutch citizen copes and deals with the erosion of the culture. Every time I visit I observe adversity in culture and noticed the lifestyle which depicts a country in stress. Seventeen million and adding must find a solution to resolve finance and cultural decline. The Dutch blinded by stress, and only a few observe the reality of what is being done by flawed immigration and stronghold of the

The purpose of this report is to geologically evaluate the potential hazards for flooding in Hazard City. This report will include a detailed historic and extrapolated Stream Gauge Data Worksheet, as well as a graph of the Discharge Frequency Curve expected on Clearwater River. The report will provide Hazard city with my scientific analysis, conclusions, and provide recommendations concerning potential flood damages.

The Pew Center on Global Climate Change reported in September 2011 that the number of flood damages in the Northeast continue to rise. In Wilkes-Barre, PA, 75,000 people were evacuated as the Susquehanna River crested at a record of 42.7 feet. An estimated 5,400 homes and business suffered some sort of flood damage during that event, and 124 sewage treatment plants were affected by the flood, with 14 of them spilling raw sewage into waterways. Reports indicate that mold infestation, which can cause adverse health effects, is now a major concern among residents in Pennsylvania and New York. One organization, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, will be preparing a report for citizens in the affected areas on this issue. This study will formulate a plan using clinical epidemiology to guide the opinions and actions on dealing with this issue. Three types of mold that could develop from flood damage and the associated health risks with the different molds will be examine and a plan outlined for communication of key information to health practitioners who will most likely treat the symptoms of mold. This study will compare three methods that could be used to decrease mold of exposure to mold along with advantages or disadvantages of each. Three talking points will be formulated that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection can use addressing community concerns on health risks associated with mold and the preventative measures

It was a Monday afternoon in Colorado. Although the cloudy skies promised some rainfall, I decided to hop on my bike and attend my night math class anyways-- little did I know that Colorado will experience the heaviest rainfall and one of the largest floods in its history. However before I was halfway in my route, the rain started to fall harder. Soon the sidewalks became flooded, so I joined the cars on the main road. Much to my disappointment, my bike started to wobble beneath my body as it gave into the currents’ much stronger force. I finally managed to pull to the side, but I was already wet from top to bottom. And as I stood there in the harsh rain, I asked myself, “Is this really worth it? What have you got to lose?” Although there was

In the United States, people who live in poverty are already one of the most vulnerable populations and it is this population that is heavily impacted by public policy relating to natural disasters. Often, public policies relating to disaster preparedness and recovery are not discussed until after a natural disaster takes place which is too late to do any good for the people affected and who are devastated almost beyond comprehension. The role of government in disaster preparedness and recovery became a “hot button” issue especially after Hurricane Katrina when the federal and local governments seemed to protect/help those who already had resources and not those with little to no resources. According to a Gallup Poll by Jones & Carroll (2005), forty-nine percent of respondents said that FEMA was most helpful to them while thirty-one percent of respondents said that nothing was helpful to them during recovery from Hurricane Katrina. This information indicates that there is a gap in services disaster relief policies and programs that needs to be filled.

The discussions surrounding climate change have been given significance in the recent decade, owing to the drastic changes in climate patterns as well as the realization of the reality of climate change in various nations. Around the globe, countries are responding to the climate question using various policies aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change as well as reducing the causal effects of the shifts in climate. Various nations have put in place policies that are continuously analyzed to determine their impacts on the management of the changes that are arising from climate shifts. In this article, two countries will be keenly analyzed; the United States of America and Germany. This paper seeks to determine their existing policies in each country with regards to climate, as well as explain the differences or similarities in the policy areas. Comparisons will also be made of the two nation’s policies, and a subsequent evaluation carried out. Various reports and journal articles which provide analysis of the two nations’ policies will be analyzed.

Beliefs, however, are stable over a long period. Albright (2011) studying the history of flood management in Hungary, finds that two belief systems are present—the engineering approach and the ecological approach. The engineering approach was the primary management belief system until a minority coalition was able to gain resources, increasing policy learning, and a change the dominant belief system toward ecological approach. The establishment of partnerships between an environmental organization and local government shifted long-standing policy through learning and reexamining of