MIT Stellar Website

The class’ topics/ links / notes /readings/ are also posted on the following website

Please note that access is limited to those enrolled in the class

 http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/11/sp08/11.304/index.html

“There will be floods…”

Op-ed in the New York Times about levees and flood protection.

City of Biloxi Market Analysis

The City of Biloxi has posted its General Market Analysis to its web site.  The report includes a host of economic and demographic information, showing pre- and post-Katrina figures.

Historic Biloxi

Some links to old postcards of Biloxi and the Gulf Coast on Flickr:

Seawall at Gulfport

Another one
Beach Blvd, Biloxi

Benachi Street, Biloxi

Seawall

Bridge to Ocean Springs

Downtown Biloxi

Beach Boulevard

Another one

Downtown Biloxi beachfront and light house.

CNN covers Mississippi recovery tonight

CNN is airing an episode tonight that is part of a series on Hurricane Katrina recovery in the Gulf Coast. Tonight at 10 Eastern/9 Central.

Update:  it looks like the story will be aired tonight (Friday) instead of last night.

Toxic Trailers

The toxic FEMA trailers saga continues…

Drawing the Lines page

I created a page for this week’s assignment, Drawing the Lines. We can add our final maps to the page once we have completed them.

New Biloxi aerial photos on line

The City of Biloxi put up a site today with aerial photos taken on February 6, 2008.

FEMA mitigation resources

FEMA has an online course addressing mitigation through flood plain management.  Also, the Institute for Hazards Mitigation Planning & Research at University of Washington’s College of Architecture & Urban Planning has a pretty extensive links page.

Preliminary Studies

I’ve created a page for the work you all produced this week.  Please upload your images and a brief description when you have a chance.  The page is here.