What is meant by a nonstructural approach to flood control?
What will be an ideal response?
A nonstructural approach means not building artificial levees, flood control dams, or channelization projects. This basically comes down to sound floodplain management: preventing people from using high-risk flood areas for things that will be destroyed by inevitable floods.
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A(n) __________ is the Arabic word for a bazaar or open-air market
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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A) temperature B) color C) wind speed D) volume E) rate of emission of electromagnetic energy