Charting the course for rebuilding a great American city
Subtitle: an assessment of the planning function in post-Katrina New Orleans
By: prepared by the American Planning Association's New Orleans Planning Assessment Team, Fernando Costa, Team Leader
Contributors: American Planning Association; American Planning Association. Louisiana Chapter
Publisher: American Planning Association
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 19
Subjects: Community development; Civic improvement; City planning; Urban renewal; Land use; City planning and redevelopment law; Environmental risk assessment; Risk assessment
Description: The American Planning Association (APA), in response to requests from the New Olreans City Planning Commission and APA's Louisiana chapter, assembled a team of six qualified urban planners to assess the capacity of the city's planning function in the aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. After gathering preliminary information about its assignment, APA's New Orleans Planning Assessment Team visited the city from October 23 to 28, 2005; conducted a tour of the city's devastation; interviewed a cross section of public officials and community leaders; and thus formulated a set of conclusions and recommendations that might assist local officials as they seek to make sound decisions about the city's restoration and redevelopment. This report presents the APA Team's general observations about the city's planning function, including activities of the City Planning Commission and the Mayor's Bring New Orleans Back (BNOB) Commission. On the basis of those observations, the report proceeds to make recommendations for addressing short -- and long-term planning issues, and suggests appropriate next steps.
Notes: Presented to the New Orleans City Planning Commission and the Louisiana Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA).

November 15, 2005.

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