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Intends to recognize Hurricane Katrina not as a "perfect storm", but a tragedy of our own making - and one that could become commonplace. Drawing lessons from the most expensive "natural" disaster in American history, this title shows why thoughtless development comes at a price we can ill afford.
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Intends to recognize Hurricane Katrina not as a "perfect storm", but a tragedy of our own making
- & one that could become commonplace. Drawing lessons from the most expensive "natural" disaster in American history, this title shows why thoughtless development comes at a price we can ill afford.

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History - Anything that happens in the past. An acedemic subject.
Natural - not manmade

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