Race, Place, and Environmental Justice After Hurricane Katrina

Foreword, Mark H. Morial, president of the National Urban League and former mayor of New Orleans * Introduction, Robert D. Bullard and Beverly Wright PART I CHALLENGES OF RACIALIZED PLACE * 1 Race, Place, and the Environment in Post-Katrina New Orleans, Robert D. Bullard and Beverly Wright * 2 The Overlooked Significance of Place in Law and Policy: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina, Debra Lyn Bassett * 3 Transportation Matters: Stranded on the Side of the Road Before and After Disasters Strike, Robert D. Bullard, Glenn S. Johnson, and Angel O. Torres * 4 Katrina and the Condition of Black New Orleans: The Struggle for Justice, Equity, and Democracy, Mtangulizi Sanyika PART II HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT POST-KATRINA * 5 Contaminants in the Air and Soil in New Orleans After the Flood: Opportunities and Limitations for Community Empowerment, Rachel Godsil, Albert Huang, and Gina Solomon * 6 Investing in Human Capital and Healthy Rebuilding in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Sheila J. Webb * 7 Making the Case for Community-Based Laboratories: A New Strategy for Environmental Justice, Earthea Nance PART III EQUITABLE REBUILDING AND RECOVERY * 8 Post-Katrina Profiteering: The New Big Easy, Rita J. King * 9 Rebuilding Lives Post-Katrina: Choices and Challenges in New Orleans Economic Development, Robert K. Whelan and Denise Strong * 10 The Color of Opportunity and the Future of New Orleans: Planning, Rebuilding, and Social Inclusion After Hurricane Katrina, Mafruza Khan * 11 Housing Recovery in the Ninth Ward: Disparities in Policy, Process, and Prospects, Lisa K. Bates and Rebekah A. Green PART IV POLICY CHOICES FOR SOCIAL CHANGE * 12 Unnatural Disaster: Social Impacts and Policy Choices After Katrina, John R. Logan * Afterword: Looking Back to Move Forward, Beverly Wright and Robert D. Bullard

Archaeology · Community organizing · Environmental justice · Geography · Griffin · Hurricane katrina · Natural disaster · Political science · Sociology · Wright · Disaster Management and Resilience · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · History · Law · Public Administration · 2005 · 976.3/35064 · Crisis management · Disaster relief · Emergency management · Hv551.4.n48 r34 2009 · Louisiana · new orleans