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New Orleans Area Flood Protection After Katrina: Looking Ahead
A group of engineering professionals and scientists sat down with ENR and Architectural Record editors to discuss the expanding need for protection from floods and hurricanes in southern Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. What could be a foundation for a comprehensive regional flood control program, a proposal called Coast 2050, is now being considered by Congress as part of a new water resources bill.
Listen to the debate about how the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina could accelerate long-stalled flood control projects and even change longstanding national policy. |
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 Fred Caver
Vice President
Fred Caver & Associates, water resources consultant, Austin, Texas and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works |
 Robert Flowers
CEO
HNTB Federal Services Corp., and former Chief of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
 Dominic Izzo
Vice President
DMJM+Harris, Houston, and former Deputy Director of Civil Works for the Corps of Engineers |
 Orrin Pilkey
Professor Emeritus, Geology
DukeUniversity, Durham, N.C., an expert on the coastal region |
 Greg Stone
Professor of Geology
Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, an expert on the coastal region |
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John J. Kosowatz, (Moderator)
Managing Editor
Engineering News-Record |
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Janice L. Tuchman
Editor-in-Chief
Engineering News-Record |
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Tom Ichniowski
Washington, D.C. Burueau Chief
Engineering News-Record |
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James S. Russell
Editor-at-Large
Architectural Record |
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Judy Schriener
Managing Online Editor
McGraw-Hill Construction
Editor-in-Chief,Construction.com |
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Brett Lyon
Assistant Editor
Construction.com |
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