Protecting st. Bernard Parish, New Orleans: Revision of the coastal defence zone

In the southeast of the city of New Orleans, in St. Bernard Parish lies a coastal defensive area, which is formed by a primary dike, a secondary dike and a transitory wetland area in the middle. During Hurricane Katrina on the 29th of August 2005, a huge storm surge from the east overtopped and destroyed large sections of the primary dike. The...