"... 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."
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.
Posting by Witold Rybczynski looking at lessons from past attempts to provide emergency shelter and housing to victims of disasters.
Article examining government's plan to provide transitional housing for tens of thousands of hurricane evacuees.
Special report from The Times-Picayune ... "It's only a matter of time before South Louisiana takes a direct hit from a major hurricane. Billions have been spent to protect us, but we grow more vulnerable every day."
“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.
Listing of shelter locations across U.S. for Hurricane Katrina victims. Site include maps of available shelters and updated status information.
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.
Situation reports and power outage maps from the DOE's Office of Electricity, Delivery and Energy Reliability. Covers impacts on municipal electrical power as well as impacts on petroleum and gas industry.
Multi-organizational partnership among some of the nation’s leading non-profit disaster relief organizations to maintain a joint shelter resident registration, shelter tracking module, and service site database.
