Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 290 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Contents |
Race, place, and the environment in post-Katrina New Orleans / Robert D. Bullard and Beverly Wright -- The overlooked significance of place in law and policy : lessons from Hurricane Katrina / Debra Lyn Bassett -- Transportation matters : stranded on the side of the road before and after disasters strike / Robert D. Bullard, Glenn S. Johnson, and Angel O. Torres -- Katrina and the condition of black New Orleans : the struggle for justice, equity, and democracy / Mtangulizi Sanyika -- Contaminants in the air and soil in New Orleans after the flood : opportunities and limitations for community empowerment / Rachel Godsil, Albert Huang, and Gina Solomon -- Investing in human capital and healthy rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina / Sheila J. Webb -- Making the case for community-based laboratories : a new strategy for environmental justice / Earthea Nance -- Post-Katrina profiteering : the new Big Easy / Rita J. King -- Rebuilding lives post-Katrina : choices and challenges in New Orleans's economic development / Robert K. Whelan and Denise Strong -- The color of opportunity and the future of New Orleans : planning, rebuilding, and social inclusion after Hurricane Katrina / Mafruza Khan -- Housing recovery in the Ninth Ward : disparities in policy, process, and prospects / Lisa K. Bates and Rebekah A. Green -- Unnatural disaster : social impacts and policy choices after Katrina / John R. Logan -- Afterword : looking back to move forward / Beverly Wright and Robert D. Bullard |
Summary |
Analyzing the immediate and long-term repercussions of Hurricane Katrina, the essays in this volume expose the racial disparities that exist in disaster response and recovery and challenge the geography of vulnerability |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
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Subject |
Emergency management -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
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Crisis management -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
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Disaster relief -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
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Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
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HISTORY -- State & Local -- General.
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Crisis management
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Disaster relief
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Emergency management
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Entschädigung
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Katastrophenmanagement
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Katrina Hurrikan
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Louisiana -- New Orleans
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New Orleans, La.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Bullard, Robert D. (Robert Doyle), 1946-
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Wright, Beverly (Sociologist)
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LC no. |
2008044517 |
ISBN |
9780786744275 |
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0786744278 |
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