Resilience and Opportunity

<DIV><P>Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005. Commentary and analysis typically focused on what went wrong in the post-disaster emergency response. This forward-looking book however presents a more cautiously optimistic view about the region's ability to bounce back after multiple disasters.</P><P>Catastrophes come in different forms—hurricanes recessions and oil spills to name a few. It is imperative that we learn how best to rebuild in the wake of disasters and what capacities and conditions are needed to improve future resilience. Since the devastating summer of 2005 leaders have made important inroads to restoring communities in more prosperous ways. <I>Resilience and Opportunity</I> is an important contribution to our collective learning from a teachable moment.</P><P>Contributors: Ivye Allen Foundation for the Mid South; Lance Buhl Duke University; Ann Carpenter Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; Robert A. Collins Dillard University; Mark S. Davis Tulane University Law School; Breonne DeDecker Brandeis University; Karen B. DeSalvo Tulane University School of Medicine; Kathryn A. Foster University at Buffalo Regional Institute SUNY; Linetta Gilbert The Declaration Initiative; Ambassador James Joseph Duke University; Mukesh Kumar Jackson State University; Luceia LeDoux Baptist Communities Ministries; Silas Lee III Xavier University of Louisiana; David A. Marcello Tulane University; Richard McCline Southern University; Nancy T. Montoya Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; Reilly Morse Mississippi Center for Justice; Elaine Ortiz Greater New Orleans Community Data Center; Andre Perry Loyola University New Orleans; John L. Renne University of New Orleans; Kalima Rose PolicyLink; Michael Schwam-Baird Tulane University; Jasmine M. Waddell Brandeis University; Nadiene Van Dyke New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation; Alandra Washington W. K. Kellogg Foundation; Frederick Weil Louisiana State University; Leslie Wi</P>