Neighbourhoods in the Lead: Grassroots planning for social transformation in post-Katrina New Orleans?

2007/05/01 by Clara Irazábal, Jason Neville · 2 citations
Social Sciences · #Disaster Management and Resilience #Urban Planning and Governance #Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

paper · doi:10.1080/02697450701584329

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Abstract

Since August 2005 when levee failures after hurricane Katrina destroyed 80% of the city of New Orleans, popular media and local residents alike have frequently used the term ‘citizens’ revolution’ ...

Citations

• Urban Resilience and the Recovery of New Orleans
• Putting the Ninth Ward on the Map: Race, Place, and Transformation in Desire, New Orleans

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• Planning, Population Loss and Equity in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
• Committee for a Better New Orleans [wikipedia]

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