Overcoming the challenges of post-disaster planning in New Orleans: Lessons from the ACORN housing/University Collaborative

Journal of Planning Education and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 391-400

  Reardon, Kenneth M ^a   Green, Rebekah ^b   Bates, Lisa K ^c   Kiely, Richard C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy planning; Disaster planning; Ninth Ward

Indexed keywords

EID: 64149113742     PISSN: 0739456X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X08327259     Document Type: Article

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