Perilous place, powerful storms: hurricane protection in coastal louisiana
Auteur :
Colten, Craig E.
Éditeur :
University Press of Mississippi
ISBN :
9781628461671
Date de publication :
30 oct. 2014
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,2 x 1,1 cm
Poids :
333 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The hurricane protection systems that failed New Orleans when Katrina roared on shore in 2005 were the product of four decades of engineering hubris, delays, and social conflict. Craig Colten traces the protracted process of erecting massive structures designed to fend off tropical storms and examines how human actions and inactions left the system incomplete on the eve of its greatest challenge.