The New Orleans Hurricane Protection System
National Research Council / National Academy of Engineering / Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences / Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment / Division on Earth and Life Studies / Water Science and Technology Board / Committee on New Orleans Regional Hurricane Protection Projects
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 ...