Nashville images 5/3/10

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(this is my opinion and it probably isn't even right)
Builders like to build cheap, and don't care where if people are willing to buy. They don't care if it's a flood plain and if they can get the land for a decent price, they will build/develop on it. Buyers like to buy cheap. Guess where the cheap houses / land is? That's right, potential flood plains.

Sure there are instances of poor engineering such as the New Orleans Levis but more often then not, people just like to live where it's convenient or pretty and not do any research to the hazards of the area.

People take mother nature for granted and don't take the time to do research to see if it's safe or not. (i.e. people also build near fault lines, volcanoes, areas where tornadoes and hurricanes often strike). Now i'm just rambling but i think i made my point...