History of Flood Protection Policies in the United States

Evolution toward Floodplain Management Policies

Abstract

Floodplain management techniques were introduced as flood protection methods against the increasing flood damage. They were developed through TVA's pilot program in Tennessee after Dr. White's proposal of Chicago Univ. made in 1942. Flood insurance of floodplain management was authorized based on the National Flood Insurance Act in 1968 and it spreaded widely after changing program in 1973. It was reviewed in Assessment Report (1992) and being reviewed after flooding in Mississippi River basin in 1993. The future strategies of flood protection were described and flood protection policies of Japan and US were compared.