Lessons from failure of the flood protection system for the greater new orleans area during hurricane Katrina

Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages 371-380

  Bea, Robert ^a  

^a Univ of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOOD PROTECTION SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGY DELIVERY SYSTEMS;

HURRICANE EFFECTS; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

FLOODS;

EID: 37149033085     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/OMAE2007-29649     Document Type: Conference Paper

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