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Center for the Study of Public Health Impact of Hurricanes URL: http://www.publichealth.hurricane.lsu.edu Description: "Using New Orleans as a test case ... [this Louisiana State University research center] is currently developing techniques and models for assessing and mitigating the public health issues associated with complex disasters." The website features maps indicating where flooding could occur in the case of hurricanes in New Orleans, papers on the impacts of hurricanes and flooding in the area, and related material on hurricanes and Louisiana wetlands and coastal issues. LII Topics: Flood Control and Levee Management, Floods, Health, Health and Sanitation, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricanes, Hurricanes, Maps and Images, Maps of Other Regions, New Orleans (La.), Public Health, Public Health & Safety, Scientific Themes, Scientific Themes, U.S. History By Place, U.S. Maps, Water, Weather Publisher: Louisiana State University (LSU) Extra Keywords GIS LSU hurricanekatrina katrina katrinafloodcontrol Library of Congress Subject Headings: Disasters -- Health aspects Floods -- Louisiana -- New Orleans Metropolitan Area Hurricanes New Orleans Metropolitan Area (La.) -- Maps Public health LII Database Information: Record 1550 created by Jennifer English on 08/30/2005 Last modification on 01/05/2007 Published: 08/30/2005 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/1550 |
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