FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY

By N. GAANS

INTRODUCTION: INSURANCE AND THE PROBLEM OF LOSS IN A CLIMATE- CHANGED UNITED STATES CHAPTER ONE TRANSFORMING THE MANAGEMENT OF LOSS: THE ORIGINS OF THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM CHAPTER TWO LOSING GROUND: VALUES AT RISK IN AN AMERICAN FLOODPLAIN CHAPTER THREE VISIONS OF LOSS: KNOWING AND PRICING FLOOD RISK CHAPTER FOUR SHIFTING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR LOSS: NATIONAL REFORM OF FLOOD INSURANCE CONTENTS CHAPTER FIVE FLOODPLAIN FUTURES: TRAJECTORIES OF LOSS CONCLUSION: WHAT DO WE HAVE TO LOSE?