Resilience and opportunity : lessons from the U.S. Gulf Coast after Katrina and Rita / Amy Liu [and others], editors.

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"Examines the roles of community grassroots and charitable organizations as well as national, state, and local governments in post-disaster recovery and reform in the education, health care, legal, and political systems and in land use planning. Focuses on rebuilding to achieve more resilient, prosp...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:James A. Johnson metro series.
Other Authors: Liu, Amy
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, 2011.
Series:James A. Johnson metro series.
Subjects:
Hurricane Katrina, 2005.
Hurricane Rita, 2005.
Social problems > Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Disaster relief > Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Emergency management > Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Emergency management > United States.
Physical Description:viii, 294 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction / Richard Mizelle ... [et al.]
  • Professing regional resilience / Kathryn A. Foster
  • School by school : the transformation of New Orleans public education / Andre Perry and Michael Schwam-Baird
  • Delivering high-quality, accessible health care : the rise of community centers / Karen DeSalvo
  • Criminal justice reforms / Nadiene Van Dyke, Jon Wool, and Luceia LeDoux
  • Systemic ethics reform in Katrina's aftermath / David A. Marcello
  • Bringing New Orleans home : community, faith, and nonprofit-driven housing recovery / Kalima Rose
  • Evacuation planning for vulnerable populations : lessons from the New Orleans city assisted evacuation plan / John L. Renne
  • Come on in this house : advancing social equity in post-Katrina Mississippi / Reilly Morse
  • A tale of uneven comebacks : community planning and neighborhood design on the Mississippi Gulf Coast / Mukesh Kumar
  • No more "planning by surprise" : post-Katrina land use planning in New Orleans / Robert A. Collins
  • Coastal restoration and protection and the future of New Orleans / Mark S. Davis
  • Building data capacity to foster resilient communities / Allison Plyer and Elaine Ortiz
  • Rise of community organizations, citizen engagement, and new institutions / Frederick Weil
  • Plugging into the power of community : how social networks energize recovery / Ann Carpenter and Nancy Montoya
  • Interracial alliance building in a resilient New Orleans / Jasmine Waddell, Silas Lee, and Breonne DeDecker
  • Leadership for a more equitable Louisiana / James A. Joseph ... [et al.]
  • The role of philanthropy in reducing vulnerability and promoting opportunity in the Gulf South / Ivye Allen, Linetta Gilbert, and Alandra Washington.