Join us Tuesday, April 19 at 3:30 PM in Lane 132 for a talk Barbara Allen's Seminar Series talk "Environment and Justice Reconsidered: Strategies of NGO Assistance after Disaster".
Abstract: Using post-Katrina New Orleans as her case study, Prof. Allen, a former resident, wanted to know what synergies between residents, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), government agencies and outsiders made for successful rebuilding and repatriation, particularly in poorer parts of the city. Given the environmental devastation that the city had suffered, what were catalysts and engines for community rebuilding and revitalization? To answer this question, a definition of "success" was needed. Was it percentage of people that returned? Was it numbers of houses reinhabited? It became clear to Allen as she continued her fieldwork in the city for over five years, that there were environmental justice issues not only revealed by the disaster itself, but also in the techniques of repatriation. The issue of success was twofold—both quantitative and qualitative—and the "justness" of the NGOs practices was a key element in the later.
See the poster for details. Contact Sonja Schmid for more information.
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