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A systems model of the post-diluvial expansion of the National Flood Insurance Program in Lewistown, Pennsylvania

Creator:

Bresenhan, Thomas Patrick

Abstract:

Expansion of the National Flood Insurance Program is described in the context of a modification of Kates' Systems Model of Human Adjustments to Natural Hazards for a small central Pennsylvania town (1970 population=ll,O98) that became eligible for flood insurance four months after experiencing five million dollars in flood damage and...

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Capstone Project

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FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM IN LEWISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA by Thomas Patrick Bresenhan A RESEARCH PAPER