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Suggested Citation:"List of Acronyms." National Research Council. 2012. Dam and Levee Safety and Community Resilience: A Vision for Future Practice. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13393.
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List of Acronyms

ASCE

American Society of Civil Engineers

ASDSO

Association of State Dam Safety Officials

ASFPM

Association of State Floodplain Managers

CA DWR

California Department of Water Resources

CMMI

Capability Maturity Model Integration

DEFRA

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

DHS

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

DOI

U.S. Department of the Interior

DSAC

Dam Safety Action Classification

EAP

Emergency Action Plan

FEAT

Flood Emergency Action Team

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency

FERC

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

FIFM-TF

Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task Force

GEMA

Georgia Emergency Management Agency

ICODS

Interagency Committee on Dam Safety

IPET

Interagency Performance Evaluation Taskforce

IPOC

Independent Panel of Consultants

IRRM

Interim Risk Reduction Measure

Suggested Citation:"List of Acronyms." National Research Council. 2012. Dam and Levee Safety and Community Resilience: A Vision for Future Practice. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13393.
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LEED

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

NAFSMA

National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NCLS

National Committee on Levee Safety

NDSP

National Dam Safety Program

NFIP

National Flood Insurance Program

NID

National Inventory Dams

NLD

National Levee Database

NPDP

Stanford University National Performance of Dams Program

NRC

National Research Council

NDSRB

National Dam Safety Review Board

OPG

Ontario Power Generation

PFMA

Potential Failure Mode Analysis

RESTORE

Rivers: Engaging, Supporting and Transferring Knowledge for Restoration in Europe

SEI

Software Engineering Institute

SLFPAE

Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority—East

SPF

Standard Project Flood

UNESCAP

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

UNISDR

United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

USACE

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

USBR

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

USCOLD

U.S. Committee on Large Dams

USGS

U.S. Geological Survey

USSD

U.S. Society on Dams

VT DEC

Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation

WMO

World Meteorological Organization

WRC

Water Resources Council

WRDA

Water Resources Development Act

Suggested Citation:"List of Acronyms." National Research Council. 2012. Dam and Levee Safety and Community Resilience: A Vision for Future Practice. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13393.
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Suggested Citation:"List of Acronyms." National Research Council. 2012. Dam and Levee Safety and Community Resilience: A Vision for Future Practice. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13393.
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Although advances in engineering can reduce the risk of dam and levee failure, some failures will still occur. Such events cause impacts on social and physical infrastructure that extend far beyond the flood zone. Broadening dam and levee safety programs to consider community- and regional-level priorities in decision making can help reduce the risk of, and increase community resilience to, potential dam and levee failures.

Collaboration between dam and levee safety professionals at all levels, persons and property owners at direct risk, members of the wider economy, and the social and environmental networks in a community would allow all stakeholders to understand risks, shared needs, and opportunities, and make more informed decisions related to dam and levee infrastructure and community resilience. Dam and Levee Safety and Community Resilience: A Vision for Future Practice explains that fundamental shifts in safety culture will be necessary to integrate the concepts of resilience into dam and levee safety programs.

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