Natural Disaster—2

David Goalstone

Chapter 31 in Macrofoundations of Political Economy and Development, 2007, pp 283-296 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In 1718, Jean Baptiste le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville created a settlement on a sliver of marshland between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain. It proved to have both economic and strategic value. Being on a natural floodplain and prone to heavy rainfall, only the higher ground was used at first. Much of the area between the river and lake was a geographic bowl. No sane person would consider building a city there.

Keywords: Natural Disaster; Homeland Security; FEMA Director; Evacuation Plan; City Resident (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230604315_31

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