Katrina Lessons Analysis

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This article is about Hurricane Katrina and how the world can learn lessons from it. A quote from Edward Barbier states that “For the parts of the world that have extremely vulnerable populations, I think there are lessons that can be learned from the planning strategy that took place in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina”. He is basically saying that people can learn a very valuable lesson from Hurricane Katrina and can learn from better planning and strategizing.
After causing about $110 billon dollars in damages, Hurricane Katrina killed about 1,800 people, and 1.2 million other people had to find new homes and that is where the Louisiana’s Coastal Protection Restoration Authority came into play. Barbier was able supervise the scientific

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