Research Catalog

Title

The repopulation of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina / Kevin F. McCarthy, ... [et al.].

Publication

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Gulf States Policy Institute, 2006.

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Details

Additional Authors

• McCarthy, Kevin F., 1945-
• Bring New Orleans Back Commission.
• Rand Corporation.

Description

xvii, 41 p. : ill., col. maps; 28 cm.

Summary

In November 2005, New Orleans city leaders asked RAND to estimate the repopulation of the city in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The Bring New Orleans Back Commission needed estimates of the city₂s population in the immediate future (the next three to six months) and the near-term future (the next one to three years) to guide the redevelopment planning process. The study was completed in early January 2006. A conceptual framework based on the costs and benefits of migration and on the role of social networks and physical constraints guided the estimates. Housing habitability was determined to be the key driver of the future population of New Orleans. RAND developed an approach to estimating future population for four points in time based on estimates of housing habitability, which were, in turn, determined by floodwater depth and the pace of housing reconstruction, as well as an estimate of the pre-Katrina population by the condition of its housing after Katrina. An important role for policymakers in shaping the repopulation process in New Orleans will be to minimize the uncertainty faced by residents and businesses by speeding up the reconstruction process.

Series Statement

Technical report

Uniform Title

Technical report (Rand Corporation)

Subjects

• City planning > Louisiana > New Orleans
• New Orleans (La.) > Population
• Hurricane Katrina, 2005

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-41).

System Details (note)

• Mode of access: internet via WWW.

Contents

Introduction -- Approach to the problem -- Estimates of the future population of New Orleans -- Conclusions and next steps.

Call Number

JBF 06-371

ISBN

0833039407 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

2006008641

OCLC

65340923

Title

The repopulation of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina / Kevin F. McCarthy, ... [et al.].

Imprint

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Gulf States Policy Institute, 2006.

Series

Technical report

Technical report (Rand Corporation)

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-41).

System Details

Mode of access: internet via WWW.

Added Author

McCarthy, Kevin F., 1945-

Bring New Orleans Back Commission.

Rand Corporation.

Report No.

RAND/TR-369-RC

Research Call Number

JBF 06-371