Living with Water in the Era of Climate Change: Lessons from the Lafitte Greenway in Post-Katrina New Orleans

The research examines the shift from flood-resistant policies and plans to flood resilience. We use a case study of New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina to illustrate this unfolding process and the emergence of a “living with water” approach to green infrastructure. The article highlights the challen...

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Published in:Journal of planning education and research 2017-09, Vol.37 (3), p.309-321
Main Authors: Fields, Billy, Thomas, Jeffrey, Wagner, Jacob A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Climate change
Floods
Green infrastructure
Hurricanes
Infrastructure
Landscape
Neighborhoods
Planners
Policies
Public lands
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Summary:The research examines the shift from flood-resistant policies and plans to flood resilience. We use a case study of New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina to illustrate this unfolding process and the emergence of a “living with water” approach to green infrastructure. The article highlights the challenges of this shifting policy landscape through the case of the Lafitte Greenway, a green infrastructure project that transformed a three-mile corridor of underutilized public land into a linear park running through flood-prone neighborhoods. Through the experience of creating this greenway, planners in New Orleans learned valuable lessons about US disaster rebuilding policies and how to implement green infrastructure in urban neighborhoods.
ISSN:0739-456X
1552-6577
DOI:10.1177/0739456X16655600