Case study: New Orleans- the lower 9th ward

Question 1

Why did not everyone listen to the evacuation warning?

Answer 1

• own their home
• it was a recommended evacuation to start off with
  -they recently experienced a false alarm

Question 2

What was the name of the hurricane

Answer 2

Hurricane Katrina

Question 3

What was an economic factor that stopped people from evacuating and give examples?

Answer 3

Poverty:
- unable to leave due to lack of transport
- lack of funds to provide alternative accommodation

Question 4

What was the social factors that stopped people from evacuating?

Answer 4

• strong community
• high levels of home ownership
• complacency- survived storms in the past

Question 5

What was the political factors that stopped people from evacuating?

Answer 5

• not given a suitable level of assistance when evacuating
• mistrust due to previous unnecessary evacuations

Question 6

How much of New Orleans was flooded?

Answer 6

80%

Question 7

How deep was the flooding in New Orleans?

Answer 7

10 metres

Question 8

How many homes were destroyed from the New Orleans flooding?

Answer 8

110,000

Question 9

How many people died in Hurricane Katrina?

Answer 9

1,100

Question 10

What engineering strategy was put in place to prevent flooding and how many of them didnt work?

Answer 10

Levees around the rivers, 50% of them failed