Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-291). Also available on the Internet.

From the beginning of 1980s, Hsichin has become a dreaming heaven of emigrants who move to the urban area of Taipei because the fever of housing market and the policy of government. As the high density development of slope land, the runoff capacity will be increased. On the other hand, river land will be decreased by city growth. Impacting by the above two reason, Hsichin is called as the flown city by the mass media. The goal of this research is discussing the reaction between the city development of Hsichin, the flood event, and the flood prevention activities. This research uses ¡§System Dynamics¡¨ as a research method, simulating with ¡§iThink¡¨ computer software, building a model of Hsichin city growth and flood event, using this model to precede the policy test to find out which policy will be the economic benefit. The research conclusion is: 1. The aspect of engineering activities: We adopt three policies including Yuansantze activity, dike building activity, and dredging activity. Under the same cost, we¡¦ll find out Yuansantze activity is the most benefit one. When mixing all policies, the most benefit one is putting the fund as 25% in dike building and 75% in dredging. These activities are focused on lowering flood damage directly. In the short term, the outcome is very obvious. However, in the long term, combining city growth management will be the only solution to solve problems of not only city overgrowth but also land development disequilibrium. 2. The aspect of city growth management: We adopt three policies including slope land conservation, converting land to flood storage area, and limiting of population and business. By this research, we¡¦ll find out limiting of population and business is the most efficient method focused on controlling population scale and lowering land development. This research provides an alternative way which is combining limiting high density development and slope land conservation to solve the situation of land development disequilibrium. In my opinion, the authority government cannot take engineering activities as the only way to control flood damage, however, the government should combine two aspects of controlling flood activities to solve Hsichin flood problem.

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Flooding poses one of the greatest natural hazard dangers to Canadians. As human populations increase and concentrate in areas vulnerable to floods, and uncertainty about future flood risk increases with the possibility of a changing climate, major urban communities, coastal settlements and communities located within floodplains are faced with an even greater risk of floods in the coming years. Canada's policies and practices towards flood control are best described as ad hoc, and have developed over the years in response to experiences with floods. No national scale flood damage reduction program exists, and there is currently no opportunity for Canadian homeowners to purchase flood insurance. This study specifically examines how a national mitigation strategy, focused mainly on non structural techniques could help decrease damages from floods in Canadian communities. The strategy proposed here is theoretically based in EPC and IBC suggestions for a greater national mitigation strategy, as well as IDNDR research, and federal, provincial and municipal goals for sustainable development and sound land use planning objectives. Ideally, a successful non structural flood mitigation strategy for Canada would address issues at the national scale, yet be implementable at the local level in accordance with community needs, risk characteristics, and local expertise. The strategy proposed here would maximize the efficiency of federal resources and private industry as well as allow local expertise and existing mitigation schemes to be formalized, bolstered and improved. There are three major components of the non structural flood mitigation strategy. Risk avoidance measures such as early warning systems, land use and resource planning and ecological conservation all work towards reducing the chances of a dangerous flood occurring. Risk spreading measures help communities deal with flood risks by improving equity and accountability, they include tax incentives, disaster financial assistance, and flood insurance. Lastly, vulnerability reduction measures help reduce damages if a flood were to strike, and these include enforcement of building codes and the maintenance of existing protective infrastructure. An integrated, non structural flood mitigation strategy would require basin-wide cooperation between all levels of government, citizens and the private sector. This strategy is also an opportunity for communities and individuals to meet goals of environmental conservation and sustainable development. The focus in this study lies on the mitigation tools, although it is the overall process of inserting the premise of mitigation into all land use and planning decision making processes that will be the key to successful flood mitigation strategies in Canadian communities.

Thesis (M.Arch)--Kent State University, 2007. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Nov. 14, 2007). Advisor: Charles L. Harker. Keywords: transfer of development rights, Lower Ninth neighborhood, Central City neighborhood. Includes bibliographical references (p. 45).

Thesis (M.S.)--Texas State University-San Marcos, 2008. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 115-131). Also available on microfilm.

Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Detroit Mercy, 2009. / "April 24, 2009." Includes bibliographical references (p. 77).

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität, Göttingen, 2006/2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 194-214).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1969. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 2006. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-291).