Adjustment (Psychology) in old age; Aging; Elderly poor; Nursing home patients
BACKGROUND: Current successful aging theory excludes individuals with disease or
disability, limits the potential for successful aging in minority and lower socioeconomic
populations, focuses on behavioral determinants of health rather than social...
This work develops a method of estimating peak daily streamflow, Qpeak, for Kentucky streams using daily average streamflow, Qave, data from the United States Geological Survey's (USGS) National Water Information System (NWIS) website. The purpose...
The purpose of the research is to assess the emergency communication messages that water and wastewater utilities used to correspond with the public during a crisis event. This assessment includes a review of data and disseminated messages provided...
A white automobile drives through standing water going west on East Bloom Street. A person on a bicycle carrying plastic bags cycles toward the east. Yellow caution tape extends across the intersection of East Bloom Street and Brook Street....
A loose crowd of people walk toward the flooded intersection of Cardinal Boulevard and Brook Street. Yellow caution tape extends across the intersection and orange and white sawhorses stand in the water. Photograph was taken in the early afternoon.
Close-up view of the intersection of Cardinal Boulevard and Brook Street. A sign in the background reads "Caution Do Not Enter When Flooded." Photograph was taken in the early afternoon.
Flooded intersection of Third Street and Eastern Parkway. A sign in the distance reads "Caution Do Not Enter When Flooded." Orange pylons and sawhorses stand in Eastern Parkway. Photograph was taken in the early afternoon.
View from the east side of the viaduct over Cardinal Boulevard. Water covers the area up to the bottom of a road sign instructing people "Caution Do Not Enter When Flooded." The University of Louisville College of Education and Human...
Channel modification has played a vital part in shaping the rivers and streams as
they are seen today. Channel modifications range from the construction of dams and levees
for flood control purposes to channelization of an existing meandering...
Cars parked askew after the flood water has subsided. Third street was flooded to the extent that cars were floating away from their parking places along the curb. According to the blogger who contributed the photo: "On 3rd street the most...
Dirt marks the waterline of the flood halfway up the body of a white pickup truck. According to the blogger who contributed the photos, waterlines like this were visible on many of the vehicles lining the road. Photograph was taken in the evening.
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Flood damage; Streets; Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings
A south-facing view down Brook Street in front of the Houchens Building on the University of Louisville Belknap Campus after the flood water has subsided. Mud covers the street. According to the blogger who contributed the photo: "It was the...
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods; Streets; Sawhorses; Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Traffic signs & signals
Eastern Parkway facing east from the flooded intersection of the parkway and Third Street. An orange and white sawhorse stands in the flood water. Yellow caution tape and orange pylons extend across Eastern Parkway in the distance. Dougherty Hall...
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods; Interiors; Basements; University of Louisville--Buildings; Mechanical systems; Furniture; Debris
Debris and furniture are strewn about the floor on the mechanical level of the on the University of Louisville College of Education and Human Development (renamed the Woodford R. and Harriett B. Porter Building in September 2010) after the flood...
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods; Interiors; Passageways; Basements; University of Louisville--Buildings; Debris
A long hallway looking south from the north basement entrance on the mechanical level of the on the University of Louisville College of Education and Human Development (renamed the Woodford R. and Harriett B. Porter Building in September 2010)...
A black car floats in the flood water on Brook Street behind DuPont Manual High School. A tiny bit of the roof of a submerged Mazda Miata protrudes from the water next to the adjacent lamp post. Photograph was taken during the late morning.
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods; Interiors; Basements; University of Louisville--Buildings; Mechanical systems
Mechanical level of the Unitas Tower dorm on the University of Louisville Belknap Campus, which is still flooded the day after the storm. Photograph was taken in the late morning the day after the flood.
Urbanization disrupts natural soil profiles and as watersheds are
urbanized, their surfaces become impervious and this will result in
reduction of infiltration. For this reason, many cities are facing problems
with treating runoff water. Best...
