Chester Hartman (ed.)

There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster

Race, Class, and Hurricane Katrina
Herausgeber: Hartman, Chester; Squires, Gregory

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Produktbeschreibung

There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster is the first comprehensive critical book on the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans. The disaster will go down on record as one of the worst in American history, not least because of the government's inept and cavalier response. But it is also a huge story for other reasons; the impact of the hurricane was uneven, and race and class were deeply implicated in the unevenness. Hartman and. Squires assemble two dozen critical scholars and activists who present a multifaceted portrait of the social implications of the disaster. The book covers the response to the disaster and the roles that race and class played, its impact on housing and redevelopment, the historical context of urban disasters in America and the future of economic development in the region. It offers strategic guidance for key actors - government agencies, financial institutions, neighbourhood organizations - in efforts to rebuild shattered communities.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. August 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 471g
• ISBN-13: 9780415954877
• ISBN-10: 0415954878
• Artikelnr.: 21042836

Autorenporträt

Chester Hartman, an urban planner and author, is Director of Research of the Poverty & Race Research Action Council in Washington, DC. Gary Squires is Professor and Chair of the Sociology Department at George Washington University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Pre-Katrina, Post-Katrina 2. A Matter of Choice: Historical Lessons for
Disaster Recovery 3. Oral History, Folklore, and Katrina 4. Towards a
Transformative View of Race: The Crisis and Opportunity of Katrina 5.
Abandoned Before the Storms: The Glaring Disaster of Gender, Race, and
Class Disparities in the Gulf 6. Katrina and the Politics of Later Life 7.
Where is Home? Housing for Low-Income People After the 2005 Hurricanes 8.
Reclaiming New Orleans' Working-Class Communities 9. A New Kind of Medical
Disaster in the United States 10. Double Jeopardy: Public Education in New
Orleans Before and After the Storm 11. An Old Economy for the 'New' New
Orleans? Post-Hurricane Katrina Economic Development Efforts 12. From
Poverty to Prosperity: The Critical Role of Financial Institutions 13. The
Role of Local Organizing: House-to-House with Boots on the Ground 14.
Rebuilding A Tortured Past or Creating A Model Future: The Limits and
Potentials of Planning