This remarkable book on a CD is a "must-have" tool! Prudent Places
USA shows you wiser places to live in America. Or, use the maps to understand
the pros and cons of your particular location. Over 490 full color, high resolution
maps cover the six main chapters shown below. When printed, 75 maps are over
6 square feet each, showing details for America's 3,141 counties. Choose your
own combination of priorities from these topics.
CHAPTER 1: NATURAL DISASTERS
Billion Dollar Disaster Events From 1980-2003, Most Disaster-Prone Counties
Based on Data From 1964-2003, Major Droughts, Earthquakes and Seismic Vulnerable
Areas, Flood Zones, Hail Alley, Hurricane Areas, Landslides, Lightning, Sea-Level
Rise, Tornado Alley, Tsunami Regions, Hazardous Volcanoes
CHAPTER 2: MANMADE DISASTERS
Nuclear and Chemical Waste Sites and Routes, Nuclear Reactors - Present, Future
and Decommissioned, Terrorism Targets, Known Islamic Terrorist Cells in America,
Foreign Invasion Routes
CHAPTER 3: ENVIRONMENTAL BASICS
Aquifers, Caves and Caverns, Counties, Dams and Reservoirs, Non-Federa Farmland,
Federal and Indian Land, Vegetation Cover, Rainfall Amounts, Rivers, Snowfall,
Sunshine Days, Temperature, Major Transportation Routes, UN Biospheres, Watersheds
CHAPTER 4: ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
Acid Rain, Air Pollution, Animal Waste Contamination, Arsenic in the Ground,
Fish and Wildlife Advisories, Hazardous Air Pollutants, Polluted Rivers and
Lakes, Lead Contamination, Pesticide Runoff, Radon, Toxic Waste Sites (ground),
Toxic Air Releases, UV Radiation, Watershed Health
CHAPTER 5: ENERGY
Power Grid Infrastructure and Sources of Energy, Solar Energy, Wind Energy,
Geothermal Springs Energy
CHAPTER 6: PEOPLE and PLACES
Cities Profiled, Housing Prices, Crime Areas, Ethnic Distribution, Where the
Jobs Are, Where the People Are, Population Density, Religious Distribution