Katrina at 20 – Research Summary in 2013

Katrina at 20: In 2012 I was awarded a doctorate at the Bauhaus University Weimar for my research on planning in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. After identifying the reasons why residents couldn't return and rebuild following evacuation, I concluded that the focus on single family homeownership during the reconstruction phase led to a recovery bottleneck particularly among vulnerable populations – African Americans who owned properties of low value or were renters. Property value was the determinant for how much funding homeowners would receive from the Road Home program. And the focus on single family residences didn't solve the problem where prospective returnees would live during their individual rebuilding process. My proposal was to focus on small rental properties as pilot projects of recovery. They were common in the city before Katrina, fit into neighborhoods of various density, and would allow multiple returnees a place to stay before their actual homes were rebuilt. The 2013 poster shows a graphic summary of my research and was presented at UCL at the 3rd IRDR conference.


 

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