Social Marginalisation, Federal Assistance and Repopulation Patterns in the New Orleans Metropolitan Area following Hurricane Katrina

Urban Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 3211-3231

  Kamel, Nabil ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DAMAGE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; DISASTER RELIEF; FEDERAL SYSTEM; HOUSING CONDITIONS; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; METROPOLITAN AREA; MINORITY GROUP; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

LOUISIANA; NEW ORLEANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867063442     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098011433490     Document Type: Article

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