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I'm thinking of places like New Orleans. The original city was built on a river bluff but then it expanded into the river bottoms. You have that phenomenon all
by HarryHirsch 6y ago
I'm thinking of places like New Orleans. The original city was built on a river bluff but then it expanded into the river bottoms. You have that phenomenon all along major rivers, towns expanding from upland settlements onto agricultural areas that are 100-year floodplains.
Of course, when the inevitable flood comes and everything is under water the urge to rebuild is stronger than accepting reason and settling elsewhere, also because money is missing, especially for the flooded-out people.
- aluminussoma 6y agoI looked at purchasing a home in another cheaper locale and also came to this observation. This area has regular floods. New neighborhoods had flood problems. Old neighborhoods did not. The areas without flood problems, and close enough the to main job corridors, were priced high enough to defeat the benefits of moving for the sake of a lower cost of living.
- peterwoerner 6y agoNew Orleans is even worse because the Mississippi ought to be changing course so it moves through downtown. They have an extensive series of levies to prevent this from happening.