Guidelines for sustainable design in the reconstruction of New Orleans developed by participants in a charrette on Gulf Coast Reconstruction that was held on November 9-11, 2005, at the U.S. Green Building Council’s annual conference in Atlanta.
"Essay on the relationship between disasters, authority, and our understanding of human nature went to press as Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast".
Paper looking at how after Hurricane Katrina “the neighborhood surrounding the Mary Queen of Vietnam Catholic Church was showing clear signs of recovery†in contrast to the slow pace of recovery in other areas.
“The U.S. does not need higher levees; it needs another civil rights movement.†Article by Ben Wisner about the lessons that we can draw from the human catastrophe taking place after Hurricane Katrina.
Interesting and compelling documentary site about impacts and recovery from Hurricane Katrina along the coast of Louisiana.
Posting by Witold Rybczynski looking at lessons from past attempts to provide emergency shelter and housing to victims of disasters.
An ad taken out by homeless victims of Hurricane Katrina in the New York Timeto “[plead] with Congress to pay for stronger levees.†[New York Times, 12/13/05]
"Forum addressing the implications ... of the underlying issues—political, social and economic—laid bare by the events surrounding Katrina".
Page outinling AIA Disaster Assistance Program to offer help with damage assessment and long term recovery as the organization has done in previous major natural disasters.
FAQ from the U.S. Dept. of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis looking at the ways in which disasters affect GDP in the U.S.
