Kate Derickson

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    After the water recedes, Houston’s low income and communities of color must have a say in the city’s future

After the water recedes, Houston’s low income and communities of color must have a say in the city’s future

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The past week has seen the city of Houston and some parts of Texas hit hard by the effects of Hurricane Harvey. Drawing on her research on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina ion coastal Mississippi n 2005, Kate Derickson writes that the damage caused by such storms is closely linked to the landscapes of racialized inequality which exist in […]

August 31st, 2017|Kate Derickson, Urban, rural and regional policies|0 Comments|
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    After Hurricane Katrina, devastated Black neighborhoods created an “opportunity” for redevelopment that focused on gentrification.  

After Hurricane Katrina, devastated Black neighborhoods created an “opportunity” for redevelopment that focused on gentrification.  

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In 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused enormous devastation across the Gulf Coast of the U.S. But while many considered the hurricane to be a tragedy, in the aftermath, many city officials in the region saw it as an opportunity. Kate Derickson looks at how two Gulf Coast cities, Biloxi and Gulfport, used the destruction wrought by Katrina as an impetus […]

July 7th, 2014|Kate Derickson, Urban, rural and regional policies|0 Comments|
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