02722nam a22003974a 4500 ebr10152639 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 060327s2006 cauab sb 000 0 eng 2006008641 0833039407 (pbk. : alk. paper) RAND/TR-369-RC CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)560213982 n-us-la HB3527.N54 R47 2006eb 307.2 22 The repopulation of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina [electronic resource] / Kevin F. McCarthy ... [et al.]. Santa Monica, CA : RAND Gulf States Policy Institute, 2006. xvii, 41 p. : ill., col. maps. Technical report Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-41). In November 2005, New Orleans city leaders asked RAND to estimate the repopulation of the city in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The Bring New Orleans Back Commission needed estimates of the city b2 ss population in the immediate future (the next three to six months) and the near-term future (the next one to three years) to guide the redevelopment planning process. The study was completed in early January 2006. A conceptual framework based on the costs and benefits of migration and on the role of social networks and physical constraints guided the estimates. Housing habitability was determined to be the key driver of the future population of New Orleans. RAND developed an approach to estimating future population for four points in time based on estimates of housing habitability, which were, in turn, determined by floodwater depth and the pace of housing reconstruction, as well as an estimate of the pre-Katrina population by the condition of its housing after Katrina. An important role for policymakers in shaping the repopulation process in New Orleans will be to minimize the uncertainty faced by residents and businesses by speeding up the reconstruction process. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Hurricane Katrina, 2005. City planning Louisiana New Orleans. New Orleans (La.) Population. Electronic books. local McCarthy, Kevin F., 1945- Bring New Orleans Back Commission. Rand Corporation. ebrary, Inc. Technical report (Rand Corporation) http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10152639 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 95642 95642