Abstract: For the first 60 yr of the 20th Century, the U.S. policy regarding floods was aimed at flood control. In the past 15 yr, policy has shifted to a goal of flood hazard mitigation. However, flood losses continue to rise and ...

Abstract: Public policies in the Great Lakes have traditionally developed in an ad hoc manner as specific issues occurred. Recently, the transboundary pollution problems have caused this historical approach to become inadequate. Key ...