1. Katrina Index: Tracking Variables of Post-Katrina Reconstruction
- Author:
- Bruce Katz, Matt Fellowes, and Mia Mabanta
- Publication Date:
- 04-2006
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- The Brookings Institution
- Abstract:
- Over the past thirty days, the number of new building perm its filed in the metro area more than quadrupled, and the first of thousands of homes destroyed by Katrina finally started being demolished in Orleans Parish. Meanwhile, the most recent population statistics released by the city of New Orleans in March showed that over 180,000 people now live in New Orleans. But, little or no progress was made in rebuilding many key components of the area's infrastructure and hospitality industry.
- Topic:
- Development, Environment, Government, and Industrial Policy