Collection of essays by urbanists, health and labor economists, and education and housing experts to chart paths out of the immediate emergency situation with proposals for rebuilding the social infrastructure of New Orleans.
Report on a mobile medical unit program which served the largest Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) village as well as other displaced and medically underserved Baton Rouge children.
Article tracing the difficulties of many children to maintain their participation in school after Hurricane Katrina.
Analysis of the delivery of emergency financial benefits, such as pensions, Social Security, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, as well as payments relating to the disaster such as emergency food stamps, unemployment insurance, and emergency cash assistance.
Report for the Mississippi Governor’s Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding, Renewal - Affordable Housing Subcommittee on affordable-housing policy and implementation options that have potential application for long-term reconstruction decisions in the wake of natural disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina.
A list of projects that are bringing new creative energy, attracting tourism, rebuilding homes, overhauling the educational system, and stimulating economic activity to underscore how far the city has come in recovering from Hurricane Katrina.
'The Lower Ninth Ward Neighborhood Empowerment Network Association (NENA) was established in the aftermath of Katrina to play a lead role in rebuilding New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward.'
Paper looking at how after Hurricane Katrina “the neighborhood surrounding the Mary Queen of Vietnam Catholic Church was showing clear signs of recovery” in contrast to the slow pace of recovery in other areas.
Article outlining how government recovery 'plans tend to ignore the innate abilities of individuals, communities, and businesses to use a variety of resources and ... information to guide their decisions about whether and how to rebuild'.
Looking at experience after Hurricane Katrina and with flood and terrorism insurance, 'this article focuses on the conceptual issues involved in insuring against major catastrophes and the practical problems involved in developing a coherent strategy'.
