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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.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on New Orleans Regional Hurricane Protection Projects.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hurricane protection--Louisiana--New Orleans.
- Hurricane protection.
- Levees--Louisiana--New Orleans.
- Levees.
- Flood control--Louisiana--New Orleans.
- Flood control.
- Flood damage prevention--Louisiana--New Orleans.
- Flood damage prevention.
- Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (59 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 of the levees, floodwalls, and other structures comprising the area's hurricane protection system during Hurricane Katrina. This book provides an independent review of the task force's final draft report and identifies key lessons from the Katrina experience and their implications for future hurricane preparedness and planning in the region.
- 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""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-38).
- ISBN:
- 9786612239304
- 9780309140430
- 0309140439
- 9781282239302
- 1282239309
- 9780309138345
- 0309138345
- OCLC:
- 923280473
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