The Repopulation of New Orleans After Hurricane Katrina

• Main Author: McCarthy, Kevin F. (auth)
• Other Authors: Peterson, D. J. (auth), Sastry, Narayan (auth), Pollard, Michael (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2006
• Subjects: Medicolegal issues; Population & demography; Health Sciences; Population Studies
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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's population in the immediate and near-term future to guide the redevelopment planning process...