The New Orleans hurricane protection system : what went wrong and why : a report / by the American Society of Civil Engineers Hurricane Katrina External Review Panel, Christine F. Andersen [and others] ; ASCE staff, Joan Buhrman [and others]
New Orleans -- Hurricane Katrina -- Hurricane protection system -- Levees fail -- Consequences -- Direct causes of the catastrophe -- Contributing factors -- What must we do next?
Summary
This report focuses on some of the major structural failures that occurred during Hurricane Katrina, especially with regard to New Orleans's levee system