It should be possible to raise secitions of the city, but eventually the problem will resurface. the entire region is sinking into the Gulf of Mexico...
I like the idea of living with the water...Imagine an American Venice-like City of canals and concrete structures: As the city continues to sink, you just build a new concrete level on top of the lower concrete levels...
It could easily be engineered...But the civilians would be forced to abandon automobiles and rely on boats and/or mass elevated transit systems.
Sewage systems would be the most difficult part, but I'm sure new Orleans already has some clever ways to deal with that problem...You would probably need to have sewars designed on a hub and spokes configuration...With local sewage pumping stations, removing local waste by sending it via, presurized pipes to a central station...
Think of the opportunity we have here for some clever architectural design competitions!!! Win the contest and you get to design a water city that will hopefully last thousands of years!!!
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It should be possible to raise secitions of the city...But I like Canal Cities!!!
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- New Orleans: Time to pull up stakes?
- Float it, continued...
- My advice: Do not build a city below sea level in hurricane territory.
- Rebuild! Rebuild! Rebuild!
- Hello, over from C/E about NO
- Dennis Hastert seems to agree. (n/t)
- it can't be rebuilt the same as before...That much is certain...
- re: Time to pull up stakes?
- Galveston