Delta Urbanism: New Orleans
Delta Urbanism: New Orleans
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This volume of APA's Delta Urbanism series traces the development of New Orleans from precolonial times to post-Katrina realities, in the context of the deltaic plain on which it lies. The book describes the underlying physical terrain and covers the various transformations humans have made to it: site selection, settlement, urbanization, population, expansion, drainage, protection, exploitation, devastation, and recovery. What New Orleans has experienced foretells what similar cities will be tackling in years to come.
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Commended for Independent Publisher Book Awards (Science) 2011
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781932364859 |
| ISBN10 | 1932364854 |
| Number Of Pages | 232 |
| Item Weight | 317 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Format | paperback |
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Richard Campanella's detailed works on New Orleans geography have been instant classics, and this book continues that trend. Campanella understands that New Orleans's unique cultureour cuisine, music, architecture, funeral traditions, and literaturehave everything to do with our position on the Mississippi River's delta, as do many of our vulnerabilities. There are lessons for all deltaic cities in this must-read. -James Carville
Author's Bio
New Orleans, LA: Tulane University geographer Richard Campanella maps and analyzes the physical and human geography of New Orleans and coastal Louisiana.