Planning, Population Loss and Equity in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina

Renia Ehrenfeucht and Marla Nelson

Planning Practice & Research, 2011, vol. 26, issue 2, 129-146

Abstract: Shrinking, slow-growth and fast-growth cities have different opportunities and constraints. This paper uses New Orleans following the severe flood damage from the 2005 hurricanes as a case study to investigate the challenges to developing equitable and effective plans in a city with significant population loss. By addressing four elements that are necessary for effective planning in depopulated areas—strategies for targeted investment and consolidation; alternatives for underused areas; mechanisms to reintegrate abandoned parcels; and plans for infrastructure and service provision—we argue that the lack of effective tools was a pivotal impediment to effective planning.

Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2011.560457

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