An Economic Development Architecture for New Orleans
An Economic Development Architecture for New Orleans

Author: Kevin F. McCarthy

Publisher: Rand Corporation

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 69

ISBN-13: 0833043242

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In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina, followed by multiple levee failures, devastated New Orleans and other parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast, inflicting major damage to commercial property, infrastructure, and housing. The failure of the levees and the subsequent flooding of New Orleans caused enormous damage and disruption to the city, its people, and its economy. Recovering from a disaster of this magnitude poses a major challenge to the city, the state, and the nation. The complexity of this challenge is compounded by the fact that New Orleans' population and economy had been lagging for several decades before Katrina. In response to this situation, this report provides recommendations regarding effective organizational and strategic approaches to revitalizing the city's economy, identifies the best practices that other cities have used to foster economic development, and describes how these practices might be applied to New Orleans. Recommendations consider the organizational structure of a New Orleans economic development program and how it should strategically focus its efforts. Planning for the successful future economic development in the region depends on avoiding the mistakes of past efforts, so consideration is also given to historical trends and development missteps.

An Economic Development Architecture for New Orleans
An Economic Development Architecture for New Orleans

Author: Kevin F. McCarthy

Publisher: Rand Corporation

Published: 2008-03-17

Total Pages: 69

ISBN-13: 0833045814

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In response to the current situation in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, this report provides recommendations regarding effective organizational and strategic approaches to revitalizing the city's economy, identifies the best practices that other cities have used to foster economic development, describes how these practices might be applied to New Orleans, and considers historical trends and past development missteps.

New Orleans and the Design Moment
New Orleans and the Design Moment

Author: Jacob Wagner

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-06-11

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1317981472

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Following the disaster of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, people began to discuss and visualize the ways in which the urban structure of the city could be reorganized. Rather than defining the disaster recovery process as simply a matter of rebuilding the existing city, these voices called for a more radical rethinking of the city’s physical, social and environmental systems. This idea of disaster as an opportunity for urban restructuring is a hallmark of a "design moment." Design moments are different from the incremental process of urban growth and development. Instead of gradual growth and change, design moments present the opportunity for a significant restructuring of urban form that can shape the city for decades to come. As such, a design moment presents a critical juncture in the historical growth and development of a city. In this book we explore the question: what does urban design have to do with a disaster like Hurricane Katrina? Focused on New Orleans, the authors explore different dimensions of the post-disaster design moment, including the politics of physical redevelopment, the city’s history and identity, justice and the image of the city, demolition and housing development, and the environmental aspects of the recovery process. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Urban Design.

New Orleans Under Reconstruction
New Orleans Under Reconstruction

Author: Carol M. Reese

Publisher: Verso Books

Published: 2014-07-08

Total Pages: 483

ISBN-13: 1781682747

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When the levees broke in August 2005 as a result of Hurricane Katrina, 80 percent of the city of New Orleans was flooded, with a loss of 134,000 homes and 986 lives. In particular, the devastation hit the vulnerable communities the hardest: the old, the poor and the African American. The disaster exposed the hideous inequality of the city. In response to the disaster numerous plans, designs and projects were proposed. This bold, challenging and informed book gathers together the variety of responses from politicians, writers, architects and planners and searches for the answers of one of the most important issues of our age: How can we plan for the future, creating a more robust and equal place?

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Author: William B. Shear

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011-04

Total Pages: 77

ISBN-13: 1437937969

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Hurricanes Katrina and Rita wreaked havoc on small businesses (SB) in the Gulf Coast, and much federal assistance has been provided to help these SB. This report described: (1) the amount of assistance provided to Gulf Coast SB through the SBA, HUD Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), and the EPA; (2) the extent to which Gulf Coast SB received fed. contract funds; and (3) the current state of and improvements in the region's economy. The report analyzed data on SBA and EDA loans and states' use of supplemental CDBG appropriations, data on prime and subcontracts awarded for hurricane recovery activities, and economic indicators both before and after the hurricanes. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.

New Orleans Under Reconstruction
New Orleans Under Reconstruction

Author: Michael Sorkin

Publisher: Verso Books

Published: 2014-05-20

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 1781684316

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When the levee system protecting New Orleans failed and was overtopped in August 2005 following the arrival of Hurricane Katrina, 80 percent of the city was flooded, with a loss of 103,000 homes in the metropolitan area. At least 986 Louisiana residents died. The devastation hit vulnerable communities the hardest: the elderly, the poor, and African-Americans. The disaster exposed shocking inequalities in the city. In response, numerous urban plans and myriad architectural projects were proposed. Nearly nine years later, debates about planning and design for recovery, renewal, and resilience continue. This bold, challenging, and informed book gathers together a panorama of responses from writers, architects, planners, historians, and activists-including Mike Davis, Rebecca Solnit, Naomi Klein, Denise Scott Brown, and M. Christine Boyer-and searches for answers to one of the most important questions of our age: How can we plan for the urban future, creating more environmentally sustainable, economically robust, and socially equitable places to live? A 2014 grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts supported in part the publication of this book.

Autobiography and Political Perspective of Politologue Vilio Bacette
Autobiography and Political Perspective of Politologue Vilio Bacette

Author: Vilio Bacette

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2022-09-27

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 1665571888

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This book highlights the autobiography of Vilio Bacette, who achieved a high academic level at his older age, a Master’s Degree in Political Science. Vilio Bacette became a Political Scientist in French is Politologue. The Politologue has his perspective on several social issues. He mentioned that the world must be productive for any human beings under the control of the universal organization supported by a giant superpower state, the United States, which reveals the contrary: human resources, natural resources, freedom, security, and peace turn backs. However, the U.N. promotes wars rather than peace. It prefers to play the repressive game soldier of the world instead. Like the U.S., a primacy state must play the role of the father of the world.

Planning Local Economic Development
Planning Local Economic Development

Author: Edward J. Blakely

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2013-04-17

Total Pages: 481

ISBN-13: 1452242593

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"Now thoroughly updated for the challenges of the 21st century, and with new coverage of sustainability, the Fifth Edition explores the theories of local economic development while addressing the issues and opportunities faced by cities, towns and local entities to craft their economic destinies within the global economy."--Jacket.

Rebuilding the American City
Rebuilding the American City

Author: David Gamble

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-12-22

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1317631064

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Urban redevelopment in American cities is neither easy nor quick. It takes a delicate alignment of goals, power, leadership and sustained advocacy on the part of many. Rebuilding the American City highlights 15 urban design and planning projects in the U.S. that have been catalysts for their downtowns—yet were implemented during the tumultuous start of the 21st century. The book presents five paradigms for redevelopment and a range of perspectives on the complexities, successes and challenges inherent to rebuilding American cities today. Rebuilding the American City is essential reading for practitioners and students in urban design, planning, and public policy looking for diverse models of urban transformation to create resilient urban cores.