RESOURCE GUIDE

Hurricane Katrina was one of the most destructive storms to ever hit the United States, causing extensive damage to the coastal regions of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. The Center for Defense and Security Policy has created Disaster Preparedness Bulletin as a resource to help our readers understand the social, economic and political issues related to the aftermath of this disaster.

Political Effects 

• Public Opinion Watch,
  - Ruy Teixeira, Center for American Progress, September 14, 2005
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Government Response

• Preparing for Future "Katrinas"
  - Robert E. Litan, The Brookings Institution, March 2006
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• Rebuilding After Katrina: Forming the Federal-State-
  Local Partnership for Southern Louisiana
  - The Brookings Institution, February 21, 2006  
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• The Unnatural Disaster of Katrina
  - Alyson Flournoy and Robert R.M. Verchick, Center for
  American Progress, October 11, 2005
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• Progressive Vision for Reconstruction of the Gulf Coast
  - Center for American Progress, Sept. 15, 2005
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• A Better Communications System for Emergency Workers
  - Reed E. Hundt and Carl Malamud, Center for American
  Progress, September 9, 2005
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Media Response 

• Think Again: Post-Katrina Press: Same as it Ever Was
  - Eric Alterman, Center for American Progress, October 27, 2005
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• Think Again: Rescuing the President from Katrina
  - Eric Alterman, Center for American Progress, September 22, 2005
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• Think Again: The Return of Self-Respect
  - Eric Alterman, Center for American Progress, September 8, 2005
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 Economic Effects 

• Katrina Index: Tracking Variables of Post-Katrina Reconstruction
  - Bruce Katz, Matt Fellowes, and Mia Mabanta, The Brookings
  Institution, March 2006
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• The GO Zone Won't Go: Lessons for Gulf Opportunity Zones
  - John Alexander Burton, Center for American Progress,
  November 9, 2005
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• Rebuilding Homes and Lives: Progressive Options for Housing
  Policy Post Katrina
  -  Joel Horwitch, Jason Lakin, Lydia Bean, Andrew Jakaobovics,
  Jal Mehta, and Derek R.B. Douglas, Center for American Progress,
  October 12, 2005
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• New Orleans after the Storm: Lessons from the Past, a Plan for
  the Future
  - The Brookings Institution, October 2005
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• A Proposal to End the Black Ghetto As We Know It 
  - Alexander Polikoff, Center for American Progress, October 12, 2005
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• Ending Concentrated Poverty: New Directions After Hurricane Katrina 
  - F. Barton Harvey, Center for American Progress, October 12, 2005
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• Equitable Gulf Coast Renewal: Creating Housing Opportunity
  Through Inclusionary Zoning 
  - Angela Glover Blackwell, Center for American Progress,
  October 12, 2005
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• Making a Case for Mixed-Use, Mixed-Income Communities to
  Address America’s Affordable Housing Needs 
  - Renée Lewis Glover, Center for American Progress, October 12, 2005
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• New Start New Orleans: Good Jobs for a Better Gulf
  - Hilary Pennington, Center for American Progress, October 12, 2005
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• Rebuild? Or Give Money to Residents? Yes.
  - John S. Irons, Center for American Progress, October 11, 2005
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• HOPE VI and Mixed-Finance Redevelopments: A Catalyst for
  Neighborhood Renewal
  - Valerie Piper and Mindy Turbov, The Brookings Institution,
  September 2005
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• Federal Budget: Through Our Lens of Faith
  - Center for American Progress, September 13, 2005
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• Budgeting for Katrina and Beyond
  - Robert Gordon, John S. Irons, and Jennifer Palmieri,
  Center for American Progress, September 23, 2005
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• Katrina and Deficits: Right Topic, Wrong Question
  - Gene Sperling, Center for American Progress,
  September 22, 2005
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• Jobs for All: The Key to Rebuilding after Katrina
  - Thomas A. Kochan, Center for American Progress,
  September 15, 2005
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• Katrina Workers in Peril: Will We Repeat Mistakes of 9/11 Cleanup?
  - Jordan Barab, Center for American Progress, September 14, 2005
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• Who Are Katrina’s Victims?
  - Center for American Progress, September 2, 2005
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• State Focus: Responding to High Oil & Gas Prices
  - Center for American Progress
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Social Effects 

• Housing Families Displaced by Katrina: A Review of
  the Federal Response to Date
  - Bruce Katz, Amy Liu, Matt Fellowes, and Mia Mabanta,
  The Brookings Institution, November 2005
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• Katrina by the Numbers: Need for Health Care Assistance
  in Louisiana
  - Jeanne Lambrew, Ph.D., Center for American Progress,
  October 7, 2005
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• Women's Renaissance of Justice
  - Sara K. Gould, Center for American Progress,
  September 26, 2005
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• Lessons from History: A Blueprint for Revitalizing
  the Gulf Coast
  - Allida Black, Ph.D., Center for American Progress,
  September 15, 2005
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• Medicaid: The Best Safety-Net for Katrina Survivors and States
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