Detailed Description
Title
Where is the Environmental Justice in the Lower Ninth? How Nonprofits and Residents within the Lower Ninth Ward View Environmental Justice Issues after Hurricane Katrina
Department(s)
Environmental Science and Policy
Anthropology
Anthropology
Creator(s)
Advisor(s)
Date of Original
6/1/2017
Description
Environmental injustice has exacerbated in the Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina. Eleven years after Katrina and the Lower Ninth community is struggling to fully recover, regardless the amount of aid it has received from different types of charitable organizations. An understanding of how residents and organizations within the Lower Ninth Ward view environmental justice issues may help explain why this community's revival is so delayed. Through the application of the snowball method, I obtained three case studies within this research that each present three dissimilar interpretations of the environmental justice issues and state of Lower Ninth. These views differ from each other and were represented as cynical, realistic, or optimistic. These perspectives addressed the community and organizations' efforts towards bringing the Lower Ninth back to its vibrant nature before Katina. This research may further answer the question-what should be done next for the Lower Ninth Ward?
Genre
thesis
Publisher of Digital Record
Union College Schaffer Library Digital Projects
Source
Union College Schaffer Library Special Collections
Contact Information
Union College Schaffer Library Special Collections, 807 Union St., Schenectady, NY 12308; 518-388-6620; https://www.union.edu/schaffer-library
Harmful Language Statement
Language
English