Army Corps of Engineers [[electronic resource] ] : Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity Hurricane Protection Project : testimony before the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives / / statement of Anu Mittal |
Autore | Mittal Anu |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Government Accountability Office, , [2005] |
Descrizione fisica | 8 pages : digital, PDF file |
Collana | Testimony |
Soggetto topico |
Flood control - Louisiana - New Orleans - Evaluation
Hurricane protection - Louisiana - New Orleans - Finance |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Army Corps of Engineers |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910694659603321 |
Mittal Anu | ||
[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Government Accountability Office, , [2005] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Army Corps of Engineers [[electronic resource] ] : history of the Lake Pontchartrain and vincinity [i.e. vicinity] hurricane protection projects : testimony before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate / / statement of Anu Mittal |
Autore | Mittal Anu K |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Government Accountability Office, , [2005] |
Descrizione fisica | 9 pages : digital, PDF file |
Collana | Testimony |
Soggetto topico |
Flood control - Louisiana - New Orleans - Evaluation
Hurricane protection - Louisiana - New Orleans - Finance |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Army Corps of Engineers |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910695315403321 |
Mittal Anu K | ||
[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Government Accountability Office, , [2005] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Catastrophe in the making [[electronic resource] ] : the engineering of Katrina and the disasters of tomorrow / / William R. Freudenburg ... [et al.] |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2012.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Island Press/Shearwater Books, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (222 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.34/9220976090511 |
Altri autori (Persone) | FreudenburgWilliam R |
Soggetto topico |
Hurricane Katrina, 2005
Hurricane protection - Louisiana - Evaluation Flood control - Louisiana - New Orleans - Evaluation Levees - Louisiana - New Orleans - History Levees - Mississippi River Emergency management - Louisiana - New Orleans Economic development - Environmental aspects - Louisiana - New Orleans |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-59726-682-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue. 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457686503321 |
Washington, D.C., : Island Press/Shearwater Books, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Catastrophe in the making [[electronic resource] ] : the engineering of Katrina and the disasters of tomorrow / / William R. Freudenburg ... [et al.] |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2012.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Island Press/Shearwater Books, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (222 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.34/9220976090511 |
Altri autori (Persone) | FreudenburgWilliam R |
Soggetto topico |
Hurricane Katrina, 2005
Hurricane protection - Louisiana - Evaluation Flood control - Louisiana - New Orleans - Evaluation Levees - Louisiana - New Orleans - History Levees - Mississippi River Emergency management - Louisiana - New Orleans Economic development - Environmental aspects - Louisiana - New Orleans |
ISBN |
1-59726-231-5
1-59726-682-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue. 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781932203321 |
Washington, D.C., : Island Press/Shearwater Books, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Catastrophe in the making : the engineering of Katrina and the disasters of tomorrow / / William R. Freudenburg ... [et al.] |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2012.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Island Press/Shearwater Books, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (222 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.34/9220976090511 |
Altri autori (Persone) | FreudenburgWilliam R |
Soggetto topico |
Hurricane Katrina, 2005
Hurricane protection - Louisiana - Evaluation Flood control - Louisiana - New Orleans - Evaluation Levees - Louisiana - New Orleans - History Levees - Mississippi River Emergency management - Louisiana - New Orleans Economic development - Environmental aspects - Louisiana - New Orleans |
ISBN |
1-59726-231-5
1-59726-682-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue. 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817098903321 |
Washington, D.C., : Island Press/Shearwater Books, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Performance evaluation of the New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana hurricane protection system : final report of the Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force |
Edizione | [[Interim final report]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : US Army Corps of Engineers, , [2007] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (9 volumes) : illustrations, maps |
Soggetto topico |
Hurricane protection - Louisiana - New Orleans - Evaluation
Flood control - Louisiana - New Orleans - Evaluation Hurricane protection - Louisiana - Evaluation Flood control - Louisiana - Evaluation Hurricane Katrina, 2005 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Performance evaluation of the New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana hurricane protection system |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910696336103321 |
[Washington, D.C.] : , : US Army Corps of Engineers, , [2007] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Performance evaluation of the New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana hurricane protection system [[electronic resource] ] : draft final report of the Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [United States] : , : US Army Corps of Engineers, , [2006] |
Descrizione fisica | 9 volumes : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), digital, 9 PDF files |
Soggetto topico |
Hurricane protection - Louisiana - New Orleans - Evaluation
Flood control - Louisiana - New Orleans - Evaluation Hurricane protection - Louisiana - Evaluation Flood control - Louisiana - Evaluation Hurricane Katrina, 2005 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | v. 1. Executive summary and overview -- v. 2. Geodetic vertical and water level datums -- v. 3. The hurricane protection system -- v. 4. The storm -- v. 5. The performance--levees and floodwalls -- v. 6. The performance--interior drainage and pumping -- v. 7. The consequences -- v. 8. Engineering and operational risk and reliability analysis -- v. 9. General appendices. |
Altri titoli varianti | Performance evaluation of the New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana hurricane protection system |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910696336203321 |
[United States] : , : US Army Corps of Engineers, , [2006] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 | ||
Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 | ||
Jackson : , : University Press of Mississippi, , 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Perilous place, powerful storms : hurricane protection in coastal Louisiana / / Craig E. Colten |
Autore | Colten Craig E |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2009 |
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-9910815056703321 |
Colten Craig E | ||
Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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