Item – Theses Canada

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OCLC number
1006676361
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Author
Lyle, T. S.,1975-
Title
Non-structural flood management solutions for the lower Fraser Valley, British Columbia.
Degree
M.R.M. -- Simon Fraser University, 2001
Publisher
Ottawa : National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, [2002]
Description
2 microfiches
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Abstract
British Columbia's approach the flood damage reduction does not endorse natural flood control. This research project examines pathways to implement natural approaches to flood damage reduction in the province. Solutions to overcome obstacles and implement policy alternatives include the more effective use of existing Federal and Provincial legislation; numerous legislative barriers to non-structural approaches to flood control must be removed. Second, basin-wide planning institutions, are proposed as solutions to inter-jurisdictional, and the distribution of responsibility obstacles. Third, the gradual discontinuance of post-disaster payments by the Federal and Provincial governments, and the creation of a government aided flood insurance program, air, suggested as a means of shifting responsibility and liability to flood plain dwellers. Finally, increased flood awareness among publics and policy makers is suggested to shift B.C.'s reactive structural approach to flood damage reduction to a more proactive natural approach. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
ISBN
0612615839
9780612615830