This Classics Revisited/From the Archives paper summarizes the 1962 publication of Robert Kates regarding perceptions of the flooding hazard in LaFollette, Tennessee, and five other cities that were used for comparison. The influence of this work on improvements in flood hazards since 1962 are discussed, as well as suggestions as to how this work will continue to influence flood hazard management and mitigation.
Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task Force (1992) Floodplain Management in the United States: An Assessment Report, Vol. 1, Summary, Report, and Volume 2, Full Report. Contract No. TV-72105A. Boulder, CO: The Natural Hazards Research and Application Center, University of Colorado at Boulder.
