After the floods : the search for resilience in Ellicott City / Ken Conca.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conca, Ken, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Flood control--Maryland--Ellicott City.

Flood control.

City planning--Environmental aspects--Maryland--Ellicott City.

City planning.

Floods--Maryland--Ellicott City--HIstory.

Floods.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Small towns across America and around the world face mounting challenges with flood risk, a result of not only climate change but also poorly adapted landscapes, sprawl, overdevelopment and poor planning. 'After the Floods' is about Ellicott City, a small town in central Maryland that experienced two devastating flash floods just 22 months apart. Despite the town's many advantages; wealth, access to expertise, a mobilized community, and a stout identity steeped in 250 years of history; Ellicott City found itself mired in a deeply divisive argument over what to do in the aftermath. As a resident, Ken Conca bore firsthand witness to the conflict that took root when the flood waters receded. While this book is about one residential suburb, the dilemmas that it faces over how to adapt to climate change are coming soon to a small town near you.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on June 13, 2024).

ISBN:

0-19-778810-6

0-19-778808-4

OCLC:

1433008584