case study - New Orleans (local scale) Flashcards
economic characteristics of New Orleans
high poverty rate - couldnโt evacuate
lack of investment in flood defences - overwhelmed
lack of insurance - greater impacts
politics characteristics of New Orleans
communication failed - slow responses
mandatory evacuation - helped many
major set up shelter - helped some
didnโt invest in food defences
social characteristics of New Orleans
low literacy rats and language barrier - couldnโt understand danger and evacuate
social inequalities - many couldnโt afford to leave
physical vulnerability of New Orleans
- half of city at or below sea level
- gulf coast - in storms path
human vulnerability in new Orleans
densely populated - 2300 per km2
lack of investment in flood defences, not maintained to modern standards
racial and social segregation, economic inequalities
effective responses
$1.8b pubic donations
aid from within US and internationally
storm monitored and tracked = evacuation
LT
$800b on flood defences
$17b from congress for infrastructure
= reconstruction + mitigation
ineffective responses
government slow to respond - plan made 19h prior
levees outdated - 60% complete