Häftad, Engelska, 2010

Clear as Mud

Planning for the Rebuilding of New Orleans

Av Robert B. Olshansky, Laurie Johnson

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Planning the rebuilding of New Orleans after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita has been among the greatest urban planning challenges of our time. Since 2005, Robert B. Olshansky and Laurie A. Johnson, urban planners who specialize in disaster planning and recovery, have been working to understand, in real time, the difficult planning decisions in this unusual situation. As both observers of and participants in the difficult process of creating the Unified New Orleans Plan, Olshansky and Johnson bring unparalleled detail and insight to this complex story. The recovery process has been slow and frustrating, in part because New Orleans was so unprepared for the physical challenges of such a disaster, but also because it lacked sufficient planning mechanisms to manage community reconstruction in a viable way. New Orleans has had to rebuild its buildings and institutions, but it has also had to create a community planning structure that is seen as both equitable and effective, while also addressing the concerns and demands of state, federal, nonprofit, and private-sector stakeholders. In documenting how this unprecedented process occurred, Olshansky and Johnson spent years on the ground in New Orleans, interviewing leaders and citizens and abetting the design and execution of the Unified New Orleans Plan. Their insights will help cities across the globe recognize the challenges of rebuilding and recovering after disaster strikes.

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Utgivningsdatum: 2010-04-01
Mått: 178 x 254 x 18 mm
Vikt: 540 g
Format: Häftad
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 304
Förlag: Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN: 9781932364804

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Robert Olshansky is professor and associate head of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Illinois. Laurie A. Johnson is principal of Laurie Johnson Consulting and Research.

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This invaluable book belies its title because Clear as Mud deftly clarifies the complexity of the multiple planning processes in post-Katrina New Orleans. Sorting out the chronology of contested planning is itself a significant achievement, but Olshansky and Johnson have also managed to produce an account of the design politics that is reflective rather than scolding. Ultimately, this book is an affirmation of the need and possibility for deliberative planning in highly contentious settings. For practicing planners and scholars alike, this is the best account yet available on post-Katrina planning, and it is a significant addition to the literature on disaster resilience more generally. -Lawrence J. Vale, Ford Professor of Urban Design and Planning, MIT; co-editor, The Resilient City: How Modern Cities Recover from Disaster Clear As Mud is a masterful work that gives an insider's perspective into the complications and intricacies of planning in a postdisaster context. The book holds lessons for planners, policy makers, and citizens concerned with redevelopment, regeneration, and renewal anywhere in the world. The authors' understanding and grasp of macro planning issues and micro community issues gives this book power and authenticity that is often missing from academic publications. -Darren Walker, Vice President, Foundation Initiatives, the Rockefeller Foundation Olshansky and Johnson gamely dive into the muddy waters of post-Katrina planning to bring us the real story of New Orleans's patched-together recovery. As participant-observers they are uniquely qualified to untangle the puzzling web of competing plans-each with its own patron-generated through massive neighborhood participation, Big Easy politics, and a frantic quest for federal funds. -David R. Godschalk, FAICP, professor emeritus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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