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.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bullard, Robert D. (Robert Doyle), 1946-
Wright, Beverly (Sociologist)
Language:English
Published: Boulder, CO : Westview Press, [2009], ©2009.
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Physical Description:xxii, 290 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Format: Book
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.