Required Readings

1. Six reasons we lost New Orleans. (read PDF version if possible as it has a cartoon)
   Due: 02-06-08
   Authors: Black, Carrie
   Source: Earth Island Journal; Winter2006, Vol. 20 Issue 4, p40-56
   Link to: 6 Reasons We Lost New Orleans
   

2. Understanding Katrina. (cover story)
   Due: 02-11-08
   Authors: Gilgoff, Dan Marek, Angie C. Brush, Silla Kingsbury, Alex
   Source: U.S. News & World Report; 9/12/2005, Vol. 139 Issue 9, p27-32, 5p, 4c
   Link: http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18124793
   

3. The Loss Of New Orleans Wasn't Just A Tragedy. It Was A Plan.
   Due: 02-11-08
   Authors: Rauch, Jonathan jrauch@nationaljournal.com
   Source: National Journal; 9/17/2005, Vol. 37 Issue 38, p2801-2802, 2p
   Link: http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18559102
   

Optional Readings

Below are optional readings, or possible resources for your paper

1. General information: Good overviews from NY Times
   http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/nationalspecial/

2. References: about race and poverty
   
   • Katrina raises questions about poverty and race. (cover story)
     Authors: Marshall, Marilyn1
     Source: New York Amsterdam News; 9/8/2005, Vol. 96 Issue 37, p1-4, 2p, 1c
     Link: http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18872912
     

   • An Imperfect Storm: How race shaped Bush's response to Katrina.
     Author: JacobĀ Weisberg. Posted Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005, at 3:59 PM ET
     Link: http://www.slate.com/id/2125812/
     

   • Katrina's Window: Confronting Concentrated Poverty Across America
     Author: Alan Berube and Bruce Katz. October 2005
     Link: http://www.brook.edu/metro/pubs/20051012_concentratedpoverty.htm
     

   • The Geography of Social Vulnerability: Race, Class, and Catastrophe
     Author: Susan L. Cutter
     Link: http://understandingkatrina.ssrc.org/Cutter/
     

3. References about levees and control of water
   
   • The Sunken City
     Author: John McPhee
     Source: The New Yorker, Issue of 2005-09-12, Posted 2005-09-03
     From The Control of Nature: Atchafalaya, which ran in the issue of February 23, 1987.
     Link: http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/050912ta_talk_mcphee
     This is an excerpt. I have full article if you want to see it.
     

   • Unsafe Harbor
     Author: Nathan Thornburgh
     Synopsis: Natural barriers that might have slowed Rita and Katrina were ruined long ago by human development along the fragile Gulf Coast. How Louisianans plan to protect themselves by protecting the environment first.
     Source: TIME Archive: Shrinking Shores (1987)
     Link: http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,1112829,00.html
     

4. References: about rebuilding
   
   • Sunken Cost
     Authors: Kushner, Adam B.
     Source: New Republic; 10/3/2005, Vol. 233 Issue 14, p6-6, 1p
     Link: http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18380986
     

   • After the Flood.
     Authors: Kushner, Adam B.
     Source: New Republic; 9/12/2005, Vol. 233 Issue 11, p42-42, 1p
     Link: http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18140187
     

   • Hurricane Relief? Or a $200,000 Check? I'd take the check, and so would most of Katrina's victims.
     Author: Steven E. Landsburg. Posted Thursday, Sept. 22, 2005, at 4:17 AM ET Slate
     Link: http://www.slate.com/id/2126715/
     

   • No Relief
     Why we shouldn't aid Katrina's victims too much.
     Author: Steven E. Landsburg. Posted Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005, at 2:52 PM ET Slate
     Link: http://www.slate.com/id/2125822/
     

   • What is the Vision for New Orleans?
     Authors: Vradenburg, George
     Source: Tikkun; Nov/Dec2005, Vol. 20 Issue 6, p8-8, 1p, 1bw
     Link: http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=18688835
     

5. Katrina Curriculum Resource Page
   Link: http://bluwiki.com/go/Talk:Katrina_Curriculum_Resource_Page
   

6. General Resources
   Description: Aid and Charities, Animal Rescue, Disaster Recovery, Hurricane Katrina, Displaced Students, Environmental Factors, Flood Cleanup, Flood Control and Levee Management, Floods, Gas Prices and Availability, Health and Sanitation, Housing and Shelter, Hurricane Preparedness, Hurricanes Insurance Claims, Libraries, Impact On Maps and Images, News Coverage, People Finders, Survivor Services, Volunteer Opportunities. Link: http://lii.org/search/file/hurricanekatrina
   

7. NY Collective of Educators
   Description: NYCoRE is interested in furthering the development of curricula and workshops that help educators and students resist the social and educational injustices that are shaping out world.
   Link: http://www.nycore.org/index.html
   

8. Hurricane Media Literacy
   Description: For educators who want to help students analyze, understand, and cope with Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, the AMLA offers this basic set of media literacy activities and suggestions.
   Link: http://www.amlainfo.org/home/resources/hurricane-media-literacy
   

9. PBS
   Description: Videos on the Delta and other sources.
   Link: http://www.pbs.org/now/science/neworleans.html
   

10. National Geographic
    Description: The Louisiana bayou, hardest working marsh in America, is in big trouble with dire consequences for residents, the nearby city of New Orleans, and seafood lovers everywhere.
    Link: http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0410/feature5/
    

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