News Roundup
Jun 19 2007
Recovery Chief Ed Blakely Discusses Rebuilding New Orleans - Part One
Planetizen
June 14, 2007
This podcast features part one of a two-part discussion with New Orleans recovery chief Ed Blakely. Planetizen talks with Blakely about his work in the city and the process of rebuilding a devastated physical environment and a shaken economy.
Blakely was recruited by New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin in January 2007 to lead the city’s recovery from the destruction caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in Summer 2005. Blakely is an accomplished planning educator and practitioner, as well as an internationally-regarded recovery expert, having served as the head of recovery efforts in the San Francisco Bay Area after the 1988 earthquake and in Oakland after the 1991 fires.
This interview was conducted by Planetizen Managing Editor Christian Peralta and Planetizen Assistant Editor Nate Berg on June 3, 2007, at a coffeeshop in New Orleans.
In the forthcoming second part of this two-part discussion, Blakely talks about the heavily involved and drawn-out development of plans for New Orleans, and gives his insight on what the future holds for the city.
Source: Planetizen
Filed under: Rebuilding New Orleans
Fair Use Notice
This site occasionally reprints copyrighted material, the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We make such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of issues and to highlight the accomplishments of our affiliates. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is available without profit. For more information go to: US CODE: Title 17,107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.