https://metropolitics.org/ Favoriser les débats et confronter les savoirs et les savoir-faire sur la ville, l'architecture et les territoires. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://metropolitics.org/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH20/siteon0-bf96f.png?1760617828 https://metropolitics.org/ 20 144 https://metropolitics.org/Bienville-s-Dilemma-New-Orleans-Between-Site-and-Situation.html https://metropolitics.org/Bienville-s-Dilemma-New-Orleans-Between-Site-and-Situation.html 2011-05-25T05:30:00Z text/html en Richard Campanella catastrophe New Orleans Katrina disaster delta hurricane <p>Ever since its founding at the mouth of the Mississippi river, New Orleans is the result of a delicate compromise between site and situation, a fragile balance of environmental risk and commercial and military advantage. Richard Campanella shows that it is this exceptional location which allowed New Orleans to develop as one of the most important American cities despite recurring flooding. <br class='autobr' /> ---- Series: New Orleans: The Post-Katrina Years This text is the first of two excerpts from Richard</p> - <a href="https://metropolitics.org/-Debates-.html" rel="directory">Debates</a> / <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-catastrophe-+.html" rel="tag">catastrophe</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-New-Orleans-+.html" rel="tag">New Orleans</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-Katrina-+.html" rel="tag">Katrina</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-disaster-+.html" rel="tag">disaster</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-delta-+.html" rel="tag">delta</a>, <a href="https://metropolitics.org/+-hurricane-+.html" rel="tag">hurricane</a>