OPPOSING OR RESISTING THE “TECHNOLOGY STORM”

Abstract

The great majority of the damage to New Orleans left in the wake of hurricane Katrina was not the result of the storm’s category 3 winds. As we all know very well, the city was devastated largely because of the enormous storm surge that overwhelmed the levees surrounding the city, breaching some and over-topping others. The protections that had been set in place with such confidence to resist the force of winds and water were inadequate for the task and simply could not stand.