Towards a Sustainable New Orleans

ISBN-13: 9783639137644 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 68 str.

Michael Ouchakof

Opis

Focusing on the examination of land use and development choices that have been made in New Orleans in the recent past that relate to the economic system of hyper-capitalism, Towards a Sustainable New Orleans proposes a sustainable and equitable redevelopment strategy for the city and the region. Many of these land-use and development choices have placed a majority of the citys residents in harms way of a natural disaster. Hurricane Katrina has demonstrated the need for coastal cities to adopt sustainable development plans in order to counteract poor choices made under the hyper-capitalist system. This book proposes a policy framework for the further development and implementation of a sustainable redevelopment plan for the city that utilizes the ideals of environmental justice as an organizing principle. Towards a Sustainable New Orleans is essential reading for designers, planners, government officials as well as people living in coastal areas.

O autorze

Michael Ouchakof is a designer and writer with over 15 years of
experience in the landscape field. He holds an MLA from North
Carolina State University and a BSLA from the University of
Massachusetts. Michael has worked on projects ranging from
custom residential design and construction to large-scale
community planning projects.