Figure 3 (IMAGE) United Nations University Caption Disparities of levee-protected communities at the state, region, and national levels. For each attribute and geographic level (i.e., state, regional, or national), the disparity represents the percentage of the associated population disproportionately overrepresented in the levee-protected areas relative to non- leveed areas within the same geographic level. Credit UNU INWEH Usage Restrictions No restrictions. License Public Domain Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.