The New Orleans hurricane protection system : assessing pre-Katrina vulnerability and improving mitigation and preparedness / Committee on New Orleans Regional Hurricane Protection Projects, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment, Division on Engineering and Physical Systems, National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council.

Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans and surrounding areas in August 2005, ranks as one of the nation's most devastating natural disasters. Shortly after the storm, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers established a task force to assess the performance.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on New Orleans Regional Hurricane Protection Projects
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2009.
Subjects:	2005 Hurricane protection > Louisiana > New Orleans. Levees > Louisiana > New Orleans. Flood control > Louisiana > New Orleans. Flood damage prevention > Louisiana > New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina, 2005. NATURE > Natural Disasters. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief. Flood control Flood damage prevention Hurricane protection Levees Louisiana > New Orleans
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Table of Contents:

Preface
Contents
Summary
1 Introduction
2 The IPET Draft Final Report
3 Lessons Learned in Hurricane Katrina and Its Aftermath
References
Appendix A: Statement of Task: Committee on New Orleans Regional Hurricane Protection Projects
Appendix B: Biographical Information: Committee on New Orleans Regional Hurricane Protection Projects

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