History of Transportation on the Upper Mississippi & Illinois Rivers
Author: Roald D. Tweet
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Published: 1983
Total Pages: 136
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Author: Roald D. Tweet
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Published: 1983
Total Pages: 136
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Kenneth S. Lubinski
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 36
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Rock Island District
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 208
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
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Published: 2004
Total Pages: 104
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: River Country Voices (Organization)
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Published: 1982
Total Pages: 51
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2001-03-30
Total Pages: 134
ISBN-13: 0309183170
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1988, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began an investigation of the benefits and costs of extending several locks on the lower portion of the Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway (UMR-IWW) in order to relieve increasing waterway congestion, particularly for grain moving to New Orleans for export. With passage of the Flood Control Act of 1936, Congress required that the Corps conduct a benefit-cost analysis as part of its water resources project planning; Congress will fund water resources projects only if a project's benefits exceed its costs. As economic analysis generally, and benefit-cost analysis in particular, has become more sophisticated, and as environmental and social considerations and analysis have become more important, Corps planning studies have grown in size and complexity. The difficulty in commensurating market and nonmarket costs and benefits also presents the Corps with a significant challenge. The Corps' analysis of the UMR-IWW has extended over a decade, has cost roughly $50 million, and has involved consultations with other federal agencies, state conservation agencies, and local citizens. The analysis has included many consultants and has produced dozens of reports. In February 2000, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) requested that the National Academies review the Corps' final feasibility report. After discussions and negotiations with DOD, in April 2000 the National Academies launched this review and appointed an expert committee to carry it out.
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 44
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John O. Anfinson
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Published: 2005-02-01
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780816640249
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA sweeping history of the upper Mississippi introduces readers to the rich natural and human history of this region, from the earliest European explorers through the massive engineering projects that are changing the destiny of the river. (History)
Author: Upper Mississippi River Comprehensive Basin Study Coordinating Committee
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Published: 1970
Total Pages: 1160
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Upper Mississippi River Basin Coordinating Committee
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Published: 1970
Total Pages: 1330
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