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Rethinking Community Resilience : The Politics of Disaster Recovery in New Orleans /

Explores the unintended consequences of civic activism in a disaster-prone cityAfter Hurricane Katrina, thousands of people swiftly mobilized to rebuild their neighborhoods, often assisted by government organizations, nonprofits, and other major institutions. In Rethinking Community Resilience, Min...

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Autor principal: Go, Min Hee (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : New York University Press, [2021]
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Do Resilient Communities Make a Resilient City
  • 1. Resilient Communities in a Vulnerable City
  • 2. Federalism and the Construction of Protection from Betsy to Katrina
  • 3. Rebuilding the City: Reconstruction and the Paradox of Participation
  • 4. Returning to the City: Community Civic Structure and Spatial Inequality
  • 5. The Making of Resilient Communities
  • Conclusion: Rethinking Civic Capacity and Urban Resilience
  • Acknowledgments
  • Methodological Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author