A spatial analysis of climate gentrification in Orleans Parish, Louisiana post-Hurricane Katrina.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hurricane Katrina made landfall in New Orleans, Louisiana as a Category 3 storm in August 2005. Storm surges, levee failures, and the low-lying nature of New Orleans led to widespread flooding, damage to over 70% of occupied housing, and evacuation of 80-90% of city residents. Only 57% of the city's black population has returned. Many residents complain of gentrification following rebuilding efforts. Climate gentrification is a recently described phenomenon whereby the effects of climate change, most notably rising sea levels and more frequent flooding and storm surges, alter housing values in a way that leads to gentrification.

Objective

To examine the climate gentrification following hurricane Katrina by (1) estimating the associations between flooding severity,

SUBMITTER: Aune KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9045591 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature