Planning, population loss and equity in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina

Planning Practice and Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 129-146

  Ehrenfeucht, Renia ^a   Nelson, Marla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FLOOD DAMAGE; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; NATURAL DISASTER; PLANNING METHOD; PLANNING PRACTICE;

LOUISIANA; NEW ORLEANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957798972     PISSN: 02697459     EISSN: 13600583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2011.560457     Document Type: Article

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