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ReTHINK New Orleans: Bridging the Gap Between Disciplines to Create a VISION for the Community

Hall, Bridget T.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1242531725

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2009, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning : Architecture (Master of).
It is time to rethink the rebuilding of New Orleans by evaluating the city, using practices of multiple disciplines in order to create lasting solutions. The city of New Orleans experienced the United State's worst natural disaster to date in the wake of hurricane Katrina in August of 2005. New Orleans was devastated. The simple difference between this major American city and so many other hurricane ravished cities in history is that New Orleans has not recovered more than four years later. While plenty of suggestions, Master Plans and ideas have been proposed, minimal large scale efforts have come to fruition. Before making rash decisions about what should be built, one must take into account the breakdown in infrastructure that caused the city to be crippled. The very levee and pump system that maintains the city has been its detriment. Along with global warming, sea level rise and the continuous loss of buffering wetlands fighting against the city's survival; one can argue that it is time to make holistic decisions. Projecting flood levels and the ability of the levee and canal system to perform in the future is equally as important as analyzing the urban fabric and recommending new architectural innovations. To date, the majority of rebuilding in New Orleans has been from grassroots efforts in small pockets of the communities without a collective agenda. It is critical that the rebuilding process takes into account that the city of New Orleans must be rebuilt with enduring answers, not temporary fixes.
Elizabeth Riorden (Committee Chair)
Rebecca Williamson (Committee Co-Chair)
70 p.
Architecture
Rethink; New Orleans; architecture; design; community; urban fabric; infrastructure;

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  • Hall, B. T. (2009). ReTHINK New Orleans: Bridging the Gap Between Disciplines to Create a VISION for the Community [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1242531725

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hall, Bridget. ReTHINK New Orleans: Bridging the Gap Between Disciplines to Create a VISION for the Community. 2009. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1242531725.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hall, Bridget. "ReTHINK New Orleans: Bridging the Gap Between Disciplines to Create a VISION for the Community." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1242531725

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