LEADER 04845nam 22009015 450 001 9910965388603321 005 20250730101841.0 010 $a1-59726-231-5 010 $a1-59726-682-5 024 7 $a10.5822/978-1-61091-156-6 035 $a(CKB)2550000000063304 035 $a(EBL)3317532 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000534852 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12223013 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000534852 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10520564 035 $a(PQKB)10474044 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000878303 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11486321 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000878303 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10836032 035 $a(PQKB)11151925 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-61091-156-6 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3317532 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10508799 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL601278 035 $a(OCoLC)923187884 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1156880 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10968964 035 $a(OCoLC)831115343 035 $a(PPN)168305402 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3317532 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1156880 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000063304 100 $a20120419d2012 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCatastrophe in the Making $eThe Engineering of Katrina and the Disasters of Tomorrow /$fby William R. Freudenburg, Robert Gramling, Shirley Laska, Kai T. Erikson 205 $a1st ed. 2012. 210 1$aWashington, DC :$cIsland Press/Center for Resource Economics :$cImprint: Island Press,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (222 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a1-61091-156-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPrologue. The First Days of Katrina -- 1. A Mighty Storm Hits the Shore -- 2. The Setting -- 3. Slicing Through the Swamps -- 4. The Growth Machine Comes to New Orleans -- 5. A ?Helpful Explosion? -- 6. The Collapse of Engineered Systems -- 7. The Loss of Natural Defenses -- 8. Critical for Economic Survival? -- 9. The Axe in the Attic -- 10. The End of an Error? -- Endnotes -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index. 330 $aWhen houses are flattened, towns submerged, and people stranded without electricity or even food, we attribute the suffering to ?natural disasters? or ?acts of God.? But what if they?re neither? What if we, as a society, are bringing these catastrophes on ourselves? That?s the provocative theory of Catastrophe in the Making, the first book to recognize Hurricane Katrina not as a ?perfect storm,? but a tragedy of our own making?and one that could become commonplace. The authors, one a longtime New Orleans resident, argue that breached levees and sloppy emergency response are just the most obvious examples of government failure. The true problem is more deeply rooted and insidious, and stretches far beyond the Gulf Coast. Based on the false promise of widespread prosperity, communities across the U.S. have embraced all brands of ?economic development? at all costs. In Louisiana, that meant development interests turning wetlands into shipping lanes. By replacing a natural buffer against storm surges with a 75-mile long, obsolete canal that cost hundreds of millions of dollars, they guided the hurricane into the heart of New Orleans and adjacent communities. The authors reveal why, despite their geographic differences, California and Missouri are building?quite literally?toward similar destruction. Too often, the U.S. ?growth machine? generates wealth for a few and misery for many. Drawing lessons from the most expensive ?natural? disaster in American history, Catastrophe in the Making shows why thoughtless development comes at a price we can ill afford. 606 $aEnvironmental management 606 $aArchitecture 606 $aPolitical science 606 $aEnvironmental economics 606 $aNatural disasters 606 $aEnvironmental Management 606 $aCities, Countries, Regions 606 $aPolitical Science 606 $aEnvironmental Economics 606 $aNatural Hazards 615 0$aEnvironmental management. 615 0$aArchitecture. 615 0$aPolitical science. 615 0$aEnvironmental economics. 615 0$aNatural disasters. 615 14$aEnvironmental Management. 615 24$aCities, Countries, Regions. 615 24$aPolitical Science. 615 24$aEnvironmental Economics. 615 24$aNatural Hazards. 676 $a363.34/9220976090511 701 $aFreudenburg$b William R$01800898 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910965388603321 996 $aCatastrophe in the Making$94417840 997 $aUNINA