Pamela Waldron-Moore is a Professor at Xavier University of Louisiana. Among her research interests are the political economy of development, gendered disparity, and climate justice. She is a recipient of Keynote Speaker awards for research on women and, also, the prestigious Jewel Prestage Mentorship Award from the National Conference of Black Political Scientists.

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1. Knowledge Production for Disaster RecoveryPamela Waldron-MooreChapter 2. Conceptual Framework: Knowledge Capital in the African DiasporaPamela Waldron-MooreChapter 3. Louisiana: Collaborative Energies and Post-Disaster SolutionsJessica Dandridge and Yeishka MontalvoChapter 4. Haiti: Building Social Capital through Media ConnectivityShearon RobertsChapter 5. Rwanda: Socio-Cultural Practices for Resilience and RecoverySamuel Habimana and Emmanuel BiracyazaChapter 6. Sankofa: A Model of Sustainable DevelopmentPamela Waldron-MooreChapter 7. Epilogue: Post-Disaster Solutions for DevelopmentPamela Waldron-MooreAppendix IAppendix IIIndex

“The editor of these chapters did a masterful job at weaving these stories into a tapestry that resonates with many of us who have experienced the disasters she describes so well in her introduction.” • Gary Cecchine, Director, RAND Gulf States Policy Institute

Pamela Waldron-Moore is a Professor at Xavier University of Louisiana. Among her research interests are the political economy of development, gendered disparity, and climate justice. She is a recipient of Keynote Speaker awards for research on women and, also, the prestigious Jewel Prestage Mentorship Award from the National Conference of Black Political Scientists.

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1. Knowledge Production for Disaster RecoveryPamela Waldron-MooreChapter 2. Conceptual Framework: Knowledge Capital in the African DiasporaPamela Waldron-MooreChapter 3. Louisiana: Collaborative Energies and Post-Disaster SolutionsJessica Dandridge and Yeishka MontalvoChapter 4. Haiti: Building Social Capital through Media ConnectivityShearon RobertsChapter 5. Rwanda: Socio-Cultural Practices for Resilience and RecoverySamuel Habimana and Emmanuel BiracyazaChapter 6. Sankofa: A Model of Sustainable DevelopmentPamela Waldron-MooreChapter 7. Epilogue: Post-Disaster Solutions for DevelopmentPamela Waldron-MooreAppendix IAppendix IIIndex

“The editor of these chapters did a masterful job at weaving these stories into a tapestry that resonates with many of us who have experienced the disasters she describes so well in her introduction.” • Gary Cecchine, Director, RAND Gulf States Policy Institute

Pamela Waldron-Moore is a Professor at Xavier University of Louisiana. Among her research interests are the political economy of development, gendered disparity, and climate justice. She is a recipient of Keynote Speaker awards for research on women and, also, the prestigious Jewel Prestage Mentorship Award from the National Conference of Black Political Scientists.

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1. Knowledge Production for Disaster RecoveryPamela Waldron-MooreChapter 2. Conceptual Framework: Knowledge Capital in the African DiasporaPamela Waldron-MooreChapter 3. Louisiana: Collaborative Energies and Post-Disaster SolutionsJessica Dandridge and Yeishka MontalvoChapter 4. Haiti: Building Social Capital through Media ConnectivityShearon RobertsChapter 5. Rwanda: Socio-Cultural Practices for Resilience and RecoverySamuel Habimana and Emmanuel BiracyazaChapter 6. Sankofa: A Model of Sustainable DevelopmentPamela Waldron-MooreChapter 7. Epilogue: Post-Disaster Solutions for DevelopmentPamela Waldron-MooreAppendix IAppendix IIIndex

“The editor of these chapters did a masterful job at weaving these stories into a tapestry that resonates with many of us who have experienced the disasters she describes so well in her introduction.” • Gary Cecchine, Director, RAND Gulf States Policy Institute