Race, socioeconomic status, and return migration to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina

Population and Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 20-42

  Fussell, Elizabeth ^a   Sastry, Narayan ^b   Vanlandingham, Mark ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Hurricane katrina; Migration; Natural hazards; New Orleans; Race; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; ETHNICITY; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; POPULATION MIGRATION; RACE; RETURN MIGRATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

LOUISIANA; NEW ORLEANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956403611     PISSN: 01990039     EISSN: 15737810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11111-009-0092-2     Document Type: Article

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