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Suggested Citation:"APPENDIX C ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF REVIEWERS." National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council. 2008. Fourth Report of the National Academy of Engineering/National Research Council Committee on New Orleans Regional Hurricane Protection Projects: Review of the IPET Volume VIII. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12167.
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19 APPENDIX C ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF REVIEWERS This report was reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise in accordance with the procedures approved by the NRC’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the NRC in making its published report as sound as possible, and to ensure that the report meets NRC institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We thank the following for their review of this report: Rudolph Bonaparte, Geosyntec Consultants; Robert A. Dalrymple, Johns Hopkins University; David T. Ford, David Ford Consulting Engineers; Yacov Y. Haimes, University of Virginia; Daniel P. Loucks, Cornell University; Aurelio Mercado-Irizarry, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; D. Warner North, NorthWorks, Inc., and, Robert V. Whitman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Although these reviewers provided constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the report’s conclusions and recommendations, nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Robert A. Frosch, Harvard University, who was appointed by the NRC’s Report Review Committee, and by Paul H. Gilbert, Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc., who was appointed by the NRC’s Division on Earth and Life Studies. Drs. Frosch and Gilbert were responsible for ensuring that an independent examination of this report was conducted in accordance with NRC institutional procedures and that all review comments received full consideration. Responsibility for this report’s final contents rests entirely with the authoring committee and the NRC.

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Since Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana in 2005, several organizations in the private and public sectors have tried to evaluate and identify what political conditions, public policies, and infrastructural issues contributed to such a catastrophe. The Fourth Report of the National Academy of Engineering/National Research Council Committee on New Orleans Regional Hurricane Protection Projects: Review of the IPET Volume VIII provides advice to the Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force (IPET). The IPET was established by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in October 2005 to evaluate the performance of the New Orleans' hurricane protection system during Hurricane Katrina.

This report is a review of a single volume within the IPET report (Volume VIII), which is entitled "Engineering and Operational Risk and Reliability Analysis." Volume VIII assesses risks to life and property posed by hurricanes in New Orleans for both pre-Katrina conditions and for a reconstructed hurricane protection system as of June 2006. Volume VIII has taken on a unique importance to the IPET effort because the information contained in it will be central to understanding the likelihood of future flooding and the resulting loss of life and fiscal assets in New Orleans. These issues are critical to the ability of residents and businesses to obtain financing and insurance for rebuilding in the area and for making decisions about the safety of living in New Orleans in the future. The report also discusses the contents and main sections of Volume VIII, presenting its findings and recommendations for improvements.

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