Delta Urbanism: New Orleans

This volume of APA's Delta Urbanism series traces the development of New Orleans from precolonial times to post-Katrina realities in the context of the deltaic plain on which it lies. The book describes the underlying physical terrain and covers the various transformations humans have made to it: site selection settlement urbanization population expansion drainage protection exploitation devastation and recovery. What New Orleans has experienced foretells what similar cities will be tackling in years to come.