Race, Place, and Environmental Justice After Hurricane Katrina: Struggles to Reclaim, Rebuild, and Revitalize New Orleans and the Gulf Coast

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ISBN: 9780813344249 | 0813344247
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Copyright: 2/10/2009

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Racial disparities exist in disaster response, cleanup, and recovery. Race plays out in survivors' ability to rebuild, obtain loans, and locate housing. Low-income and people of color disaster victims spend more time in temporary housing and are more vulnerable to permanent displacement. In exploring the geography of vulnerability, this book asks why some communities get left behind economically and physicallybeforeandafterdisasters strike.

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Tables and Figures	p. vii
Acronyms and Abbreviations	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Foreword	p. xv
Preface	p. xix
Introduction	p. 1
Challenges of Racialized Place
Race, Place, and the Environment in Post-Katrina New Orleans	p. 19
The Overlooked Significance of Place in Law and Policy: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina	p. 49
Transportation Matters: Stranded on the Side of the Road Before and After Disasters Strike	p. 63
Katrina and the Condition of Black New Orleans: The Struggle for Justice, Equity, and Democracy	p. 87
Health and Environment Post-Katrina
Contaminats in the Air and Soil in New Orleans After the Flood: Opportunities and Limitations for Community Empowerment	p. 115
Investing in Human Capital and Healthy Rebuilding in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina	p. 139
Making the Case for Community-Based Laboratories: A New Strategy for Environmental Justice	p. 153
Equitable Rebuilding and Recovery
Post-Katrina Profiteering: The New Big Easy	p. 169
Rebuilding Lives Post-Katrina: Choices and Challenges in New Orleans's Economic Development	p. 183
The Color of Opportunity and the Future of New Orleans: Planning, Rebuilding, and Social Inclusion After Hurricane Katrina	p. 205
Housing Recovery in the Ninth Ward: Disparities in Policy, Process, and Prospects	p. 229
Policy Choices for Social Change
Unnatural Disaster: Social Impacts and Policy Choices After Katrina	p. 249
Afterword: Looking Back to Move Forward	p. 265
About the Authors	p. 275
Index	p. 279
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Race, Place, and Environmental Justice After Hurricane Katrina: Struggles to Reclaim, Rebuild, and Revitalize New Orleans and the Gulf Coast

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