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Rebuilding urban places after disaster : lessons from Hurricane Katrina

Although the majority of this book makes references to New Orleans after Katrina. It also addresses similar problems elsewhere on the Gulf Coast, lessons from Sri Lanka after the tsunami, and previous disasters such as the 1927 flood. It also points out these solutions could also be used to fight inner city decay. It is an idea book for urban rebirth
Print Book, English, ©2006
University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, ©2006
Book
xii, 375 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm.
9780812219807, 0812219805
77528333
Foreword—Amy GutmannIntroduction—Eugenie L. Birch and Susan M. WachterI. MAKING PLACES LESS VULNERABLE1. Physical Constraints on Reconstructing New Orleans—Robert Giegengack and Kenneth R. Foster2. Negotiating a Fluid Terrain—Anuradha Mathur and Dilip da Cunha3. The Problems of Containment and the Promise of Planning—Raymond J. Burby, Arthur C. Nelson, and Thomas W. Sanchez4. Mapping for Sustainable Resilience—Frederick Steiner, Barbara Faga, James Sipes, and Robert Yaro5. Natural Hazards Science—A Matter of Public Safety—P. Patrick LeahyII. RETURNING URBAN PLACES TO ECONOMIC VIABILITY6. Measuring Katrina's Impact on the Gulf Megapolitan Area—Robert E. Lang7. Restarting the Economy—Mark Zandi, Steven Cochrane, Fillip Ksiazkiewicz, and Ryan Sweet8. Rebuilding Transportation—Rachel Weinberger9. Learning from Past Disasters—Eugenie L. Birch10. Restoring Urban Viability—Lawrence J. Vale11. Housing Displaced Families—Jeffrey Lubell12. Assessing The University's Role—Lester A. Lefton and Yvette JonesIII. RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF THE DISPLACED: ISSUES OF CLASS, RACE, AND RECOVERY13. Inadequate Reponses, Limited Expectations—Elijah Anderson14. Educational Equity in Postdisaster New Orleans—Vivian L. Gadsden15. The Lost and Forgotten—Richard J. Gelles16. Temporary Housing Blues—Gary Hack17. Lessons from Sri Lanka—Thomas L. Daniels and Harris SteinbergV. RECREATING A SENSE OF PLACE18. Promoting Cultural Preservation—Randall Mason19. Understanding New Orleans's Architectural Ecology—Dell Upton20. Reconstructing New Orleans: A Progress Report—Jonathan Barnett and John Beckman21. Rebuilding the "Land of Dreams" with Music—Nick Spitzer22. Walking to Wal-Mart: Planning for Mississippi and Beyond—Sandy Sorlien and Leland R. SpeedAfterword—Ronald J. Daniels