Protecting New Orleans [electronic resource] : From Hurricane Barriers to Floodwalls.

Documents evolution in the design of the Lake Pontchartrain project, focusing on how and by whom design decisions were made that may have caused floodwall failures in downtown New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Reviews two major design developments, including the shift from hurricane barriers at...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Corporate Author:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l] : [s.n.], 2005.
Subjects:	Canals. Flood control. Hurricanes.