Lessons From Katrina and Rita: What Major Disasters Can Teach Transportation Planners
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Acknowledgments
Much thanks to Mary Ann Jackson, John Renne, Al Cormier, John Holtzclaw, Vic Kamhi, Jonathan Cecil, Rik van Grol, and Tory Damantoro for their help with this paper.
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This is a continuing series of quarterly articles on lessons learned and best practices in civil engineering education. The intent of the series is to reinforce good practices, describe new or developing practices, and provide a forum for what works well and what does not.
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