The New Orleans hurricane protection system assessing pre-Katrina vulnerability and improving mitigation and preparedness (National Academies Press, 2009)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-38)
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