000438174 000__ 03637cam\a2200433\a\4500 000438174 001__ 438174 000438174 005__ 20210513152824.0 000438174 006__ m\\\\\\\\u\\\\\\\\ 000438174 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000438174 008__ 120529s2009\\\\msuab\\\ob\\\s001\0\eng\\ 000438174 010__ $$z 2008047085 000438174 019__ $$a630514112 000438174 020__ $$a9781604733457 (electronic bk.) 000438174 020__ $$z9781604732382 000438174 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn472611219 000438174 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr10340770 000438174 035__ $$a438174 000438174 040__ $$aCaPaEBR$$cCaPaEBR 000438174 05014 $$aTC425.M63$$bL73 2009eb 000438174 08204 $$a363.34/9220976335$$222 000438174 1001_ $$aColten, Craig E. 000438174 24510 $$aPerilous place, powerful storms$$h[electronic resource] :$$bhurricane protection in coastal Louisiana /$$cCraig E. Colten. 000438174 260__ $$aJackson :$$bUniversity Press of Mississippi,$$cc2009. 000438174 300__ $$ax, 195 p. :$$bill., maps (some col.) 000438174 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 169-186) and index. 000438174 5050_ $$aIntroduction -- City at risk -- Season of the storms -- Lake Pontchartrain and vicinity hurricane protection, 1970-1990 -- Protecting the Delta, the West Bank, and the coast -- Developments to the eve of Katrina, 1990-2005 -- Conclusions. 000438174 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000438174 520__ $$aThe hurricane protection systems that failed New Orleans when Katrina roared on shore in 2005 were the product of four decades of engineering hubris, excruciating delays, and social conflict. Here, Colten traces the protracted process of erecting massive structures designed to fend off tropical storms and examines how human actions and inactions left the system incomplete on the eve of its greatest challenge. Hurricane Betsy in 1965 provided the impetus for Congress to approve unprecedented hurricane protection for the New Orleans area. Army Engineers swiftly outlined a monumental barrier network that would not only safeguard the city at the time but also provide for substantial growth. Scheduled for completion in 1978, the project encountered a host of frustrating delays. From newly imposed environmental requirements to complex construction challenges, to funding battles, to disputes over proper structures, the buffer envisioned for southeast Louisiana remained incomplete forty years later as Hurricane Katrina bore down on the city. As Colten reveals, the very remedies intended to shield the city ultimately contributed immensely to the residents' vulnerability by encouraging sprawl into flood-prone territory that was already sinking within the ring of levees. Perilous Place, Powerful Storms illuminates the political, social, and engineering lessons of those who built a hurricane protection system that failed and serves as a warning for those guiding the recovery of post-Katrina New Orleans and Louisiana. A history of overreaching, gridlock, intrigue, and the final catastrophic results along America's most vulnerable coastline. 000438174 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000438174 650_0 $$aHurricane protection$$zLouisiana$$xEvaluation. 000438174 650_0 $$aFlood control$$zLouisiana$$zNew Orleans$$xEvaluation. 000438174 650_0 $$aLevees$$zLouisiana$$zNew Orleans$$xHistory. 000438174 650_0 $$aLevees$$zMississippi River. 000438174 650_0 $$aHurricane Katrina, 2005. 000438174 655_0 $$aElectronic books. 000438174 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aColten, Craig E.$$tPerilous place, powerful storms.$$dJackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2009$$z9781604732382$$w(DLC) 2008047085$$w(OCoLC)267054096 000438174 8520_ $$bacq 000438174 85280 $$bebk$$hProquest Ebook Central 000438174 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=515578$$zOnline Access 000438174 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:438174$$pGLOBAL_SET 000438174 980__ $$aEBOOK 000438174 980__ $$aBIB 000438174 982__ $$aEbook 000438174 983__ $$aOnline