The Case For, or Against, New OrleansSometimes oneâs choices may involve catastrophic decisions and bear great risk and yet there can be no clear answer. For example, if a person gets a divorce, shutters a plant, sells a losing investment, or closes their business, will he or she be better off? The following case incorporates nearly all of the material you have covered this far and presents an example of one such choice where nearly all of the alternatives have a significant downside risk.Review the following information from the article âA Cost-Benefit Analysis of the New Orleans Flood Protection Systemâ by Stéphane Hallegatte (2005):Hallegatte, an environmentalist, assigns a probability (p) of a Katrina-like hurricane of 1/130 in his cost-benefit analysis for flood protection. However, the levees that protect New Orleans also put other regions at greater risk. You may assume the frequency of other floods is greater than Katrina-like events (Vastag & Rein, 2011).The new levees that were built in response to Katrina cost approximately fourteen billion dollars (in 2010). This is in addition to the direct costs of Katrina (eighty-one billion dollars in 2005).50 percent of New Orleans is at or below sea level.A100-yearevent means that there is a 63 percent chance that such an event will occur within a 100-year period.The following are theinterested (anchored and/or biased)constituencies:Residents of New Orleansâboth those that can move and those who cannot moveResidents of the surrounding floodplains at risk from New Orleans leveesThe Mayor of New OrleansThe federal governmentâspecifically taxpayers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Assume that the availability heuristics make people more risk averse (populations drop, at least in the short term). Consider how this would affect the local economy.You are an analyst at FEMA and are in charge of developing a recommendation for both the state and the local governments on whether or not to redevelop New Orleans.Write a report with your recommendation. Address the following in your report:Part AAnalyze the economics of New Orleans in light of the above parameters and develop your own Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) for rebuilding.Evaluate the value of the CBA for each constituency and integrate these estimates into a scenario model and/or decision tree. Analyze the results.Clearly each of these constituencies may both overlap and be prey to a variety of group dynamics internally. For one of these options, discuss the decision pitfalls to which they may be susceptible and make a recommendation on how to alleviate these pressures.Starting with your CBA, estimate the relevant expected utility for theinterested constituencies.Note:You need not have absolute amounts but your relevant utilities should be proportional to one another.Hint:If you assume that yourtotalCBA for New Orleans is fixed for each constituency (do not forget the overlaps), then each constituency will have a piece of the utility pie.Part BMake a case for or against rebuilding the city of New Orleans. This should be an executive summary; be concise and brief. Include exhibits.Whether you are for or against, discuss how social heuristics could be used to your advantage, both ethically and unethically, in making your case. You may choose to fill the role of one of the constituents, if you prefer.Write an 8â12-page report in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use proper spelling and grammar throughout, and keep the text legible and balanced with visuals..washingtonpost.com/national/in-louisiana-a-choice-between-two-floods/2011/05/11/AFrjFotG_story.html”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/in-louisiana-a-choice-between-two-floods/2011/05/11/AFrjFotG_story.htmlMust review two articles, one is enclosed the other is hyperlinked aboveAssignment 1 Grading CriteriaMaximum PointsAnalyze the economics of New Orleans in light of the given parameters and develop a Cost- Benefit Analysis (CBA) for rebuilding.32Evaluate the value of that CBA for each constituency and integrate these estimates into a scenario model and/or decision tree. Analyze the results.68Discuss the decision pitfalls to which constituencies may be susceptible and make a recommendation on how to alleviate those pressures.32Starting with the CBA, estimate the relevant expected utility for these parties.32Make a case for or against rebuilding the city of New Orleans. This should be an executive summaryâbe concise and brief. Include exhibits.68Discuss how social heuristics could be used to an advantage, both ethically and unethically, in making a case.32Estimate what percentage of the class was for, versus against, rebuilding and provide a confidence interval for the estimate.8Ensure academic writing, such as grammar, spelling, and attribution of sources, is appropriate.28Total:300
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