Catastrophe in the making : the engineering of Katrina and the disasters of tomorrow

Catastrophe in the making : the engineering of Katrina and the disasters of tomorrow / William R. Freudenburg, Robert Gramling, Shirley Laska, Kai T. Erikson.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Freudenburg, William R., Gramling, Robert, 1943-, Laska, Shirley Bradway, 1944-, Erikson, Kai, 1931-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Shearwater Books, c2009.
Subjects:
Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
Hurricane protection > Louisiana > Evaluation.
Flood control > Louisiana > New Orleans > Evaluation.
Levees > Louisiana > New Orleans > History.
Levees > Mississippi River.
Emergency management > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Economic development > Environmental aspects > Louisiana > New Orleans.
Table of Contents:
  • The first days of Katrina
  • A mighty storm hits the shore
  • The setting
  • Slicing through the swamps
  • The growth machine comes to New Orleans
  • A "helpful explosion"
  • The collapse of engineered systems
  • The loss of natural defenses
  • Critical for economic survival?
  • The axe in the attic
  • The end of an error?

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