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Strong Civil Society as a Double-Edged Sword: Siting Trailers in Post-Katrina New Orleans

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: To meet the dire need for housing following Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans and Federal Emergency Management Agency officials created lists of potential sites for trailer parks. We analyze approved sites to track which factors were linked with larger (or smaller) numbers of trailers and trailer sites per zip code block. Areas which displayed greater levels of social capital, as evidenced by voluntaristic activities such as voting, were slated for fewer trailers, controlling for race, income, education, flood damage, and other relevant factors. Civil society worked simultaneously to bring citizens together while mobilizing them against the threat of trailer parks in their backyards.

Source: Political Research Quarterly

DOI: 10.1177/1065912907312983

Authors: Daniel P. Aldrich, Kevin Crook

Institutions: Purdue University West Lafayette, The University of Tokyo, Tulane University

Language: English

Topic: Disaster Management and Resilience

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2765996450

FWCI: 6.752

Cites: 50

Cited by: 150

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