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 Stories About: Army Corps of Engineers AND green building AND Mississippi AND Mississippi River AND placemaking AND severe weather AND urban planning
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Biloxi Clues
A post-Katrina homebuilding project gives hope for weathering severe storms |
Emily Gertz |
20 Mar 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| When Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Mississippi on August 29, 2005, the storm's 125-mile-an-hour winds and 25-foot wall of seawater ground homes, boats, and businesses into matchsticks across the state's three coastal counties: Jackson, Hancock, and Harrison. The cities of Waveland and Bay St. Louis, roughly 20 miles east of the Mississippi-Louisiana state line, were practical ... |
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| Topics: Army Corps of Engineers, green building, Mississippi, Mississippi River, placemaking, severe weather, urban planning (all these topics) |
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