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:
- xxii, 290 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Additional Creators:
- Bullard, Robert D. (Robert Doyle), 1946- and Wright, Beverly (Sociologist)
- Contents:
- Foreword / Marc H. Morial -- Introduction / Robert D. Bullard and Beverly Wright -- Pt. I. Challenges of Racialized Place -- 1. Race, Place, and the Environment in Post-Katrina New Orleans / Robert D. Bullard and Beverly Wright -- 2. The Overlooked Significance of Place in Law and Policy: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina / Debra Lyn Bassett -- 3. Transportation Matters: Stranded on the Side of the Road Before and After Disasters Strike / Robert D. Bullard, Glenn S. Johnson and Angel O. Torres -- 4. Katrina and the Condition of Black New Orleans: The Struggle for Justice, Equity, and Democracy / Mtangulizi Sanyika -- Pt. II. Health and Environment Post-Katrina -- 5. 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 -- 6. Investing in Human Capital and Healthy Rebuilding in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina / Sheila J. Webb -- 7. Making the Case for Community-Based Laboratories: A New Strategy for Environmental Justice / Earthea Nance -- Pt. III. Equitable Rebuilding and Recovery -- 8. Post-Katrina Profiteering: The New Big Easy / Rita J. King -- 9. Rebuilding Lives Post-Katrina: Choices and Challenges in New Orleans's Economic Development / Robert K. Whelan and Denise Strong -- 10. The Color of Opportunity and the Future of New Orleans: Planning, Rebuilding, and Social Inclusion After Hurricane Katrina / Mafruza Khan -- 11. Housing Recovery in the Ninth Ward: Disparities in Policy, Process, and Prospects / Lisa K. Bates and Rebekah A. Green -- Pt. IV. Policy Choices for Social Change -- 12. 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:
- "On August 29, 2008, Hurricane Katrina made landfall near New Orleans leaving widespread death and destruction. The inept emergency response that followed exposed major institutional flaws and poor planning. Questions linger: Can this happen again? Is our government equipped to plan for, mitigate, and recover from disasters? Can the public trust government response to be fair? Does race matter?" "Racial disparities exist in disaster response, cleanup, rebuilding, reconstruction, and recovery. Race plays out in disaster survivors' ability to rebuild, replace infrastructure, obtain loans and locate housing. Generally, 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, spatially, and physically before and after disasters strike."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 0813344247 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780813344249 (pbk. : alk. paper) - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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