[A new federal agency dealing with housing assistance] will get in the way and slow it down, ... Disaster Hits Home: New Policy for Urban Housing Recovery. |
All the past (major U.S.) disasters, they have hit suburban areas, not the central urban areas of major cities. |
Even though you can improve the technology and the building techniques, you're still going to have more people in harm's way. |
Louisiana has never been known for having its act together ... but here? We have a damn good state Office of Emergency Services program and great local emergency offices, and I would trust them, |
That's a tough issue, |
That's a tough issue. It is a real concern for those of us in the research community. On the other hand, you have the reality of people in need. |
The trajectory of response has been getting much bigger, |
This hurricane will change everything there, and there is no way of knowing how it will look afterward, |
We often need events like this to change the mindset. And it's very hard to stop private investors and entrepreneurs from seeking opportunity. It's an amazing part of the American spirit. |
Will the new population demand that the cultural feel of the French Quarter, the Garden District and the rest stay the same? ... Or will they be OK with a lot of new shopping malls taking over? Who knows? |