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Perilous place, powerful storms : hurricane protection in coastal Louisiana /

The hurricane protection systems that failed New Orleans when Katrina roared on shore in 2005 were the product of four decades of engineering hubris, excruciating delays, and social conflict. In this book, the author traces the protracted process of erecting massive structures designed to fend off t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Colten, Craig E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • City at risk
  • Season of the storms
  • Lake Pontchartrain and vicinity hurricane protection, 1970-1990
  • Protecting the Delta, the West Bank, and the coast
  • Developments to the eve of Katrina, 1990-2005
  • Conclusions.