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An unnatural metropolis : wresting New Orleans from nature

Title
An unnatural metropolis : wresting New Orleans from nature / Craig E. Colten.
Author
Colten, Craig E.
Publication
Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2005.

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Description
xiii, 245 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Human ecology > Louisiana > New Orleans Metropolitan Area
  • Urban ecology (Sociology) > Louisiana > New Orleans Metropolitan Area
  • Wetland ecology > Louisiana > New Orleans Metropolitan Area
  • River engineering > Louisiana > New Orleans Metropolitan Area
  • Flood routing > Louisiana > New Orleans Metropolitan Area
  • Water levels > Louisiana > New Orleans Metropolitan Area
  • New Orleans Metropolitan Area (La.) > Social conditions
  • New Orleand Metropolitan ARea (La.) > Environmental conditions
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-236) and index.
Contents
Introduction: The city and the environment -- Water hazards -- Remaking the environment -- Inequity and the environment -- Environment comes to the fore -- Combating new flood hazards -- Reintroducing wetland environments -- Epilogue.
Call Number
JFE 05-1115
ISBN
0807129771 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2004008640
OCLC
55066301
Author
Colten, Craig E.
Title
An unnatural metropolis : wresting New Orleans from nature / Craig E. Colten.
Imprint
Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2005.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-236) and index.
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JFE 05-1115
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