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Unified New Orleans Plan-Citywide Strategic Recovery and Rebuilding Plan
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The Unified New Orleans Plan is the recovery and reconstruction plan for the city of New Orleans developed following Hurricane Katrina.
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This special volume deals exclusively with disasters, a subject of particular relevance in view of the threat to cultural heritage by global climate change.
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This report is a compilation of case studies and grapples with the crucial question of merging disaster management education into the broader agenda of education for sustainable development.
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This book was produced to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR). It provides solutions to problems associated with disasters, stimulating discussion and improvements in methods of protecting people and property.

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