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41. Housing Promises Made to Evacuees Have Fallen Short (Washington Post, Oct 02, 2005)
    Article about interim housing solutions for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
    02-10-2005 to housing, hurricane, katrina, nola, northamerica, recovery, relief, shelter, us by ian odonnell
42. No Exit -- disaster evacuation plans and those without cars (Mother Jones, Sept 13, 2005)
    Article examining the fact that "disaster evacuation plans throughout the US assume that people own a car" even though many do not.
    19-09-2005 to disaster, equity, evacuation, impact, katrina, northamerica, planning, preparedness, transportation, us by ian odonnell
43. Understanding Katrina: Perspectives from the Social Sciences
    "Forum addressing the implications ... of the underlying issues—political, social and economic—laid bare by the events surrounding Katrina".
    19-09-2005 to analysis, disaster, hurricane, katrina, nola, northamerica, recovery, research, social, us by ian odonnell
44. The Uses of Disaster (Harpers, Sept 09, 2005)
    "Essay on the relationship between disasters, authority, and our understanding of human nature went to press as Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast".
    19-09-2005 to community, disaster, hurricane, impact, katrina, nola, northamerica, opportunity, recovery, us by ian odonnell
45. Housing Affordability Initiative - MIT Center for Real Estate
    Research initiative bringing together applied research from a variety of disciplines, including economics, planning, finance, architecture, and engineering in researching housing affordability problems exist in the Boston metropolitan area.
    16-09-2005 to affordability, design, development, economics, housing, mit, northamerica, planning, research, sustainable, us by ian odonnell
46. Bush Pledges Federal Role in Rebuilding Gulf Coast (NY Times, Sept 16, 2005)
    Announcement of plan for "rebuilding of the devastated Gulf Coast through the creation of a Gulf Opportunity Zone, a government enterprise that he said would provide help on taxes, housing, education and job training for the victims of Hurricane Katrina".
    16-09-2005 to development, gulf opportunity zone, hurricane, incentives, katrina, livelihoods, nola, northamerica, planning, private sector, reconstruction, recovery, us by ian odonnell
47. Reviving a City: The Design Perspective (NY Times, Sept 14, 2005)
    "... in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, some architects and urban planners are contemplating the larger question of what form the city should take - whether restored, reimagined or something in between."
    15-09-2005 to architecture, design, disaster, housing, hurricane, katrina, nola, northamerica, planning, rebuilding, reconstruction, recovery, us by ian odonnell
48. "Pattern Language" for Rebuilding New Orleans (Greenbuilding mailing list, Sept 13, 2005)
    Suggestion for using Christopher Alexander's concept of a "Pattern Language" in a wiki-like way to encourage participatory revision of rebuilding plans toward a consensus view or vision.
    13-09-2005 to collaboration, community, design, development, gis, greenbuilding, housing, hurricane, katrina, land-use, mapping, nola, northamerica, participatory, pattern, planning, rebuilding, reconstruction, recovery, us, wikis by ian odonnell
49. APA's Response to the Devastation from Hurricane Katrina
    Overview of American Planning Association activities and resources for Hurricane Katrina recovery planning.
    13-09-2005 to apa, community, disaster, katrina, land-use, mitigation, northamerica, planning, preparedness, recovery, us by ian odonnell
50. Planning for a Disaster-Resistant Community (APA, 2005)
    "An American Institute of Certified Planners professional development workshop for city and county planners, elected officials, and consultants".
    13-09-2005 to apa, community, disaster, katrina, land-use, mitigation, northamerica, planning, preparedness, recovery, resilience, us by ian odonnell

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