Flooding : Canada water book / Edited by Jeanne Andrews, Economics and Conservation Branch. : En37-96/1993E
Seventh in the series of Canada Water Books, "Flooding" chronicles how Canadians have been affected by floods over the past 200 years. You'll find interesting feature stories and colour photographs on major environmental events, including Hurricane Hazel, the 1975 Waterton Lakes National Park flood, and the 1987 flood at Perth-Andover, New Brunswick.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment Canada. Ecosystem Sciences and Evaluation Directorate. |
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| Title | Flooding : Canada water book / Edited by Jeanne Andrews, Economics and Conservation Branch. |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Paper |
| Other formats | Electronic-[English] |
| Note(s) | "A contribution by Canada to the United Nations International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR)."--Foreword. Contents: As old as time.--Flooding in Canada.--Flood control and assistance programs.--Flood control.--Managing and protecting the floodplain.--Features: The story of Hurricane Hazel; 1975 spring flood, Waterton Lakes National Park; Ice jam flooding; Immeasurable loss; Night of terror; Forecasting centres across Canada; Stormwater management.--Selected bibliography. Bibliography. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa - Ontario : Environment Canada. 1993. |
| Binding | Softcover |
| Description | 171p. : figs., graphs, maps, tables ; 28 cm. |
| ISBN | 0-660-14816-1 |
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| Subject terms | Floods |