Affiliation:
1. Western Michigan University, USA
Abstract
This Classics Revisited/From the Archives paper summarizes the 1962 publication of Robert Kates regarding perceptions of the flooding hazard in LaFollette, Tennessee, and five other cities that were used for comparison. The influence of this work on improvements in flood hazards since 1962 are discussed, as well as suggestions as to how this work will continue to influence flood hazard management and mitigation.
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences,Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous),Geography, Planning and Development
Reference5 articles.
1. Kates RW (1962) Hazard and Choice Perception in Flood Plain Management. University of Chicago, Department of Geography, Research Paper No. 78.
2. Gilbert Fowler White (1911–2006), Wisdom in Environmental Geography