Changes in the air : hurricanes in New Orleans from 1718 to the present / / Eleonora Rohland
| Changes in the air : hurricanes in New Orleans from 1718 to the present / / Eleonora Rohland |
| Autore | Rohland Eleonora |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; Oxford : , : Berghahn, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (252 pages) |
| Disciplina | 363.34/9220976335 |
| Collana | Environment in history : international perspectives |
| Soggetto topico |
Hurricanes - Louisiana - New Orleans - History
Hurricanes - Social aspects - Louisiana - New Orleans |
| Soggetto non controllato | Hurricanes, New Orleans, Environmental History, Environmental Studies, Urban Studies, American History, Adaptive Practices |
| ISBN | 1-78533-932-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction. Hurricane Katrina and the Future of the Past -- Chapter 1. Adaptation, Knowledge, and Hurricanes in History -- Chapter 2. Environmental Learning and Path Dependence -- Chapter 3. Moving out of Harm’s Way -- Chapter 4. Disaster and Social Order -- Chapter 5. Hurricanes vs. “Mass Idleness” -- Chapter 6. To Mandate or Not to Mandate . . . -- Chapter 7. Adaptive Practices, Past and Present -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793123903321 |
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Changes in the air : hurricanes in New Orleans from 1718 to the present / / Eleonora Rohland
| Changes in the air : hurricanes in New Orleans from 1718 to the present / / Eleonora Rohland |
| Autore | Rohland Eleonora |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York ; ; Oxford : , : Berghahn, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (252 pages) |
| Disciplina | 363.34/9220976335 |
| Collana | Environment in history : international perspectives |
| Soggetto topico |
Hurricanes - Louisiana - New Orleans - History
Hurricanes - Social aspects - Louisiana - New Orleans |
| Soggetto non controllato | Hurricanes, New Orleans, Environmental History, Environmental Studies, Urban Studies, American History, Adaptive Practices |
| ISBN | 1-78533-932-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures and Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction. Hurricane Katrina and the Future of the Past -- Chapter 1. Adaptation, Knowledge, and Hurricanes in History -- Chapter 2. Environmental Learning and Path Dependence -- Chapter 3. Moving out of Harm’s Way -- Chapter 4. Disaster and Social Order -- Chapter 5. Hurricanes vs. “Mass Idleness” -- Chapter 6. To Mandate or Not to Mandate . . . -- Chapter 7. Adaptive Practices, Past and Present -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826599603321 |
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| New York ; ; Oxford : , : Berghahn, , 2019 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Perilous place, powerful storms [[electronic resource] ] : hurricane protection in coastal Louisiana / / Craig E. Colten
| Perilous place, powerful storms [[electronic resource] ] : hurricane protection in coastal Louisiana / / Craig E. Colten |
| Autore | Colten Craig E |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (206 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.34/9220976335 |
| Soggetto topico |
Hurricane protection - Louisiana - Evaluation
Flood control - Louisiana - New Orleans - Evaluation Levees - Louisiana - New Orleans - History Levees - Mississippi River Hurricane Katrina, 2005 |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-48566-0
9786612485664 1-60473-345-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455211303321 |
Colten Craig E
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| Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2009 | ||
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Perilous place, powerful storms : hurricane protection in coastal Louisiana / / Craig E. Colten
| Perilous place, powerful storms : hurricane protection in coastal Louisiana / / Craig E. Colten |
| Autore | Colten Craig E |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Jackson : , : University Press of Mississippi, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 195 pages) |
| Disciplina | 363.34/9220976335 |
| Soggetto topico |
Hurricane protection - Louisiana - Evaluation
Flood control - Louisiana - New Orleans - Evaluation Levees - Louisiana - New Orleans - History Levees - Mississippi River Hurricane Katrina, 2005 |
| ISBN |
1-282-48566-0
9786612485664 1-60473-345-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778414503321 |
Colten Craig E
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| Jackson : , : University Press of Mississippi, , 2009 | ||
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