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Protecting New Orleans : 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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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Canals. Flood control. Hurricanes. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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