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Inequity in Rebuilding after Disasters

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Natural disasters are becoming more and more frequent. Policies that help rebuild residential areas after disasters need to be equitable. The five residential programs researched are The Road Home Homeowner Assistance Program, The Road Home Small Rental Property Program, LIHTC Piggyback Program, Hazard Mitigation Gram Program, and Non- Profit Rebuilding Pilot Program. Through a case study of the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans this research reviews five residential rebuilding programs to see if its goals were written equitably. This research then compares the Lower Ninth Ward with the entire City of New Orleans as well as two other planning districts, Bywater and Eastern New Orleans. The policies in this research were written with equitable goals.

Source: Clark Digital Commons (Clark University)

Author: Sara Brown

Language: English

Topic: Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies

Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Sustainable cities and communities, No poverty, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2770816663

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