Climate Change
This page provides links to various documents and sites that may be of interest to floodplain managers in Nevada, Hawaii, and California. If you know of other documents or sites likely to be of interest or useful to floodplain managers, please email your suggestion to You may enable JavaScript to see this email address. .
Floods May Worsen as the Climate Changes (pdf, 142K), 12/08
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for California's Water (pdf, 2MB), 10/08
Land Use and Floodplain Management
California Land Use Handbook: Implementing Flood Legislation (pdf, 891K) 2010
Mitigating Misery: Land Use and Protection of Property Rights Before The Next Big Flood, 6/08
Floodplain Planning Guidance - American Planning Association California Chapter (.pdf, 157K) 1/08
Plan California - The Legislative Platform of the California Chapter of the American Planning Association (.pdf, 107K) 1/08
Low Impact Development (LID) - Overview by Dr. Timothy Lawrence, U.C. Davis (.pdf, 11 MB)
Low Impact Development (LID) - Background Information
San Diego County Low Impact Development Handbook (.pdf) 2007