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River Basins and Coastal Systems Planning Within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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      The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) has played a large and important role in shaping water resources systems in the United States since Congress first tasked it in 1824 to improve navigation on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Since then, rivers have been modified for navigation and flood control, harbors have been dredged for shipping, and coastlines are routinely fortified against erosion and beach loss. Recent decades have seen an overall decline in budgets for civil works project construction, yet the range of objectives for water resources projects has broadened as society places more value on environmental and recreational benefits. Thus, the Corps' portfolio of water resources projects has changed considerably. There is a reduced emphasis on traditional construction projects and an increased focus on maintenance and reoperation of existing projects such as locks, dams, and levees and on environmental restoration projects.An integrated approach to water resources planning at the scale of river basins and coastal systems is widely endorsed by the academic and engineering communities. The Corps' mission, expertise, and experience give it immense potential to alter the structure and functioning of the nation's waterways and coasts. As might be expected in a large and complex organization answering to a range of public and private demands, implementation of these new policies and objectives is neither consistent nor complete. River Basins and Coastal Systems Planning within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recommends improvements in the Corps' water resource project planning and review process. This report compares economic and environmental benefits and costs over a range of time and space scales, suggests multiple purpose formulation and evaluation methods, and recommends integration of water development plans with other projects in the region.Table of ContentsFront MatterExecutive Summary1 Introduction2 River Basins and Coastal Systems: The Primary Domains ofIntegrated Water Resources Project Planning3 The Role of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in EnvironmentalRestoration and Stewardship4 Authorities, Methods, and Practices of Integrated Water ProjectPlanning in River Basins and Coastal Systems5 Toward Integrated Water Planning and Management in River Basinand Coastal System ContextReferencesAppendix A: Panel and Staff BiographiesAppendix B: AcronymsAppendix C: RostersAppendix D: Water Resources Development Act of 2000
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: National Research Council EAN: 9780309092203 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: National Academies Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2004-09-18 CITY: GENRE: WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

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      Panel on River Basin and Coastal Systems Planning, Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning, National Research Council
      The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) has played a large and important role in shaping water resources systems in the United States since Congress first tasked it in 1824 to improve navigation on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Since then, rivers have been modified for navigation and flood control, harbors have been dredged for shipping, and coastlines are routinely fortified against erosion and beach loss. Recent decades have seen an overall decline in budgets for civil works project construction, yet the range of objectives for water resources projects has broadened as society places more value on environmental and recreational benefits. Thus, the Corps' portfolio of water resources projects has changed considerably. There is a reduced emphasis on traditional construction projects and an increased focus on maintenance and reoperation of existing projects such as locks, dams, and levees and on environmental restoration projects.An integrated approach to water resources planning at the scale of river basins and coastal systems is widely endorsed by the academic and engineering communities. The Corps' mission, expertise, and experience give it immense potential to alter the structure and functioning of the nation's waterways and coasts. As might be expected in a large and complex organization answering to a range of public and private demands, implementation of these new policies and objectives is neither consistent nor complete. River Basins and Coastal Systems Planning within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recommends improvements in the Corps' water resource project planning and review process. This report compares economic and environmental benefits and costs over a range of time and space scales, suggests multiple purpose formulation and evaluation methods, and recommends integration of water development plans with other projects in the region.Table of ContentsFront MatterExecutive Summary1 Introduction2 River Basins and Coastal Systems: The Primary Domains ofIntegrated Water Resources Project Planning3 The Role of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in EnvironmentalRestoration and Stewardship4 Authorities, Methods, and Practices of Integrated Water ProjectPlanning in River Basins and Coastal Systems5 Toward Integrated Water Planning and Management in River Basinand Coastal System ContextReferencesAppendix A: Panel and Staff BiographiesAppendix B: AcronymsAppendix C: RostersAppendix D: Water Resources Development Act of 2000
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