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Race, place, and environmental justice after Hurricane Katrina : struggles to reclaim, rebuild, and revitalize New Orleans and the Gulf Coast / edited by Robert D. Bullard, Beverly Wright

Published
Boulder, CO : Westview Press, [2009]
Copyright Date
©2009
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxii, 290 pages) : illustrations, maps
Additional Creators
Bullard, Robert D. (Robert Doyle), 1946- and Wright, Beverly (Sociologist)
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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.
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9780786744275 (electronic bk.)
0786744278 (electronic bk.)
9780813344249 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0813344247 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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