RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Amy Liu and Nigel Holmes, August 27, 2009, The New York Times
In this New York Times “op-chart” Amy Liu analyzes the current state of the New Orleans region four years after Hurricane Katrina. Though rebuilding has blunted some of the recession’s effects, she notes that the city and region still face substantial housing, employment, and environmental challenges. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Amy Liu and Allison Plyer, July 30, 2009, The Brookings Institution and the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center
Though New Orleans has been somewhat shielded from the recession due to its industry composition and ongoing rebuilding activities, four years after Katrina the region still faces major challenges due to blight, unaffordable housing, and vulnerable flood protection. New federal leadership must commit and sustain its partnership with state and local leaders by delivering on key milestones in innovation, infrastructure, human capital, and sustainable communities to help greater New Orleans move past "disaster recovery" and boldly build a more prosperous future. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Amy Liu, March 03, 2009, House Committee on Homeland Security
Hurricane Katrina illustrated that a strong federal-state-local partnership is needed for post-disaster recovery. Amy Liu told a House Homeland Security panel that federal leaders should reward states and localities for achieving a clear set of outcomes that lead to a prosperous recovery, not just over-regulate them with distrust. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Amy Liu and Allison Plyer, January 28, 2009, The Brookings Institution and the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center
In contrast to the nation, the greater New Orleans economy has grown, boosted by the large-scale rebuilding effort underway. There is a new uptick in population growth and the region's unemployment rate is a relatively low 4.9 percent. Yet, storm damage remains widespread, potential destruction from new storms looms large, and state and local leaders must simultaneously confront the opportunities and challenges presented by Washington's economic recovery efforts and the potential sunsetting of the federal Office of Gulf Coast Recovery. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Amy Liu and Nigel Holmes, August 30, 2008, The New York Times
Amy Liu explores the current state of the New Orleans region upon the third anniversary of hurricane Katrina. Noting the city has recovered most of its population and jobs, she argues that serious challenges remain: lack of public services such as hospitals and child care centers, public transit and a deficient system of levees still loom. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Walter Kälin, January 14, 2008, The Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement Seminar
While it is correct that those displaced by floods, earth-quakes, tsunamis and the like are primarily in need of humanitarian assistance, experience from natural disasters all over the world teaches us that there is a serious risk of human rights violations when the displaced cannot return to their homes or find new ones after some weeks or months. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Amy Liu, September 25, 2007, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Testifying before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Amy Liu provided an overview of the state of recovery of greater New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William H. Frey, Audrey Singer and David Park, September 12, 2007, The Brookings Institution
Using new Census data, we provide the first full picture of who lived in New Orleans and its region after the hurricanes of 2005, and what types of residents moved in, stayed, or remained displaced one year after the storm.
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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
William H. Frey, August 28, 2007, The Times Picayune
Writing in the Times-Picayune, William Frey examines the demographics of New Orleans? recovery and warns that the clock is ticking on the return of middle class residents. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Amy Liu and Allison Plyer, August 01, 2007, The Brookings Institution
Two years after Hurricane Katrina assessing the social and economic health as well as public services and infrastructure for the New Orleans region. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Roberta Cohen, November 01, 2006, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Statement by Roberta Cohen at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government (11/01/06) Read More
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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Bruce Katz, August 04, 2006, The Chronicle of Higher Education
Nearly one year since Hurricane Katrina, Bruce Katz examines how the underlying conditions of New Orleans, especially its neighborhoods of extremely concentrated poverty, served to exacerbate the effects of the storm. Read More
RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Amy Liu and Matt Fellowes, August 01, 2006, The Brookings Institution
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RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY
Amy Liu, Matt Fellowes and Mia Mabanta, August 01, 2006, The Brookings Institution
Research Brief Read More