Coming home to New Orleans : neighborhood rebuilding after Katrina / Karl F. Seidman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seidman, Karl F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community development--Louisiana--New Orleans--Citizen participation.

Community development.

Neighborhood planning--Louisiana--New Orleans--Citizen participation.

Neighborhood planning.

Urban renewal--Louisiana--New Orleans--Citizen participation.

Urban renewal.

City planning--Louisiana--New Orleans--Citizen participation.

City planning.

Economic development--Louisiana--New Orleans--Citizen participation.

Economic development.

Hurricane Katrina, 2005--Social aspects.

Hurricane Katrina, 2005.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (402 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Coming Home to New Orleans documents grassroots rebuilding efforts in six New Orleans neighborhoods after hurricane Katrina, and draws lessons on their contribution to the post-disaster recovery of cities.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; 1. The Flooding of New Orleans; 2. Whither New Orleans?; 3. Broadmoor Lives; 4. A Village Rebuilds; 5. A Tale of Four Neighborhoods; 6. Neighborhoods and City Rebuilding; Acknowledgments; Appendix; Notes; Acronym Guide; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Mar. 7, 2013).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-932370-4

0-19-994552-7

1-299-45780-0

OCLC:

839304868