Resilience and Opportunity

Lessons from the U.S. Gulf Coast after Katrina and Rita

Amy Liu, Roland Vanglin, Richard M. Mizelle

• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Year: 2011
• eBook ISBN: 9780815744061
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: City Planning & Urban Development
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005. Commentary and analysis typically focused on what went wrong in the post-disaster emergency response. This forward-looking book, however, presents a more cautiously optimistic view about the region's ability to bounce back after multiple disasters.
Catastrophes come in different forms—hurricanes, recessions, and oil spills, to name a few. It is imperative that we learn how best to rebuild in the wake of disasters and what capacities and conditions are needed to improve future resilience. Since the devastating summer of 2005, leaders have made important inroads to restoring communities in more prosperous ways. Resilience and Opportunity is an important contribution to our collective learning from a teachable moment.
Contributors: Ivye Allen, Foundation for the Mid South; Lance Buhl, Duke University; Ann Carpenter, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; Robert A. Collins, Dillard University; Mark S. Davis, Tulane University Law School; Breonne DeDecker, Brandeis University; Karen B. DeSalvo, Tulane University School of Medicine; Kathryn A. Foster, University at Buffalo Regional Institute, SUNY; Linetta Gilbert, The Declaration Initiative; Ambassador James Joseph, Duke University; Mukesh Kumar, Jackson State University; Luceia LeDoux, Baptist Communities Ministries; Silas Lee III, Xavier University of Louisiana; David A. Marcello, Tulane University; Richard McCline, Southern University; Nancy T. Montoya, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; Reilly Morse, Mississippi Center for Justice; Elaine Ortiz, Greater New Orleans Community Data Center; Andre Perry, Loyola University, New Orleans; John L. Renne, University of New Orleans; Kalima Rose, PolicyLink; Michael Schwam-Baird, Tulane University; Jasmine M. Waddell, Brandeis University; Nadiene Van Dyke, New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation; Alandra Washington, W. K. Kellogg Foundation; Frederick Weil, Louisiana State University; Leslie Willams, LeaderShift Consulting; Jon Wool, Vera Institute of Justice.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Information
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Part 1: Defining Resilience
• Professing Regional Resilience
• Part 2: Building Resilience and Opportunity through Policy and Planning
• School by School: The Transformation of New Orleans Public Education
• Delivering High-Quality, Accessible Health Care: The Rise of Community Centers
• Criminal Justice Reforms
• Systemic Ethics Reform in Katrina's Aftermath
• Bringin New Orleans Home: Community, Faith, and Nonprofit--Driven Housing Recovery
• Evacuation Planning for Vulnerable Populations: Lessons from the New Orleans City Assisted Evacuation Plan
• Come On in This House: Advancing Social Equity in Post-Katrina Mississippi
• A Tale of Uneven Comebacks: Community Planning and Neighborhood Design on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
• No More "Planning by Surprise": Post-Katrina Land Use Planning in New Orleans
• Coastal Restoration and Protection and the Future of New Orleans
• Part 3: Building Resilience and Opportunity through Civil Society
• Building Data Capacity to Foster Resilient Communities
• Rise of Community Organizations, Citizen Engagement, and New Institutions
• Plugging into the Power of Community: How Social Networks Energize Recovery
• Interracial Alliance Building in a Resilient New Orleans
• Leadership for a More Equitable Louisiana
• The Role of Philanthropy in Reducing Vulnerability and Promoting Opportunity in the Gulf South
• Contributors
• Index
• Back Cover