New Orleans Levees and Floodwalls : Hurricane Damage Protection.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Flood control.

Floods.

Hurricanes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides a primer on the levee and floodwall system of New Orleans, focusing on Federal projects and challenges to protecting the city. Examines factors contributing to the breach of levees and floodwalls constructed as part of the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity Project; and summarizes study to provide New Orleans and coastal Louisiana with Category 4 and 5 hurricane protection.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. New Orleans Levees and Floodwalls

Access Restriction:

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