43 min
New Orleans and Resilience Realities Adapt: Climate Change and the Built Environment
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- Business
Mónika and Jessica discuss living in New Orleans with Ashley Robinson, a construction lawyer with a civil engineering degree who lives and works in New Orleans. We discuss living in New Orleans post Katrina – from work being done to prepare for future hurricanes to the multiple rounds of litigation after a major disaster. Ashley addresses the problems with getting home insurance in the face of increasing extreme weather issues and the roles building standards, green infrastructure, and individuals need to play to ensure that New Orleans can be a resilient, insurable city going forward.
Resources and links discussed include:
ASCE Report Post-Katrina: https://sp360.asce.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Merchandise/Product-Details/productId/263882635
Ongoing litigation over Brad Pitt’s Make it Right Project: https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2023/04/17/make-it-right-lawsuit-payout-brad-pitt-foundation-new-orleans-hurricane-katrina
New Orleans’ Green Infrastructure: https://ready.nola.gov/green-infrastructure/
From the Ground Up: From the Ground Up: Local Efforts to Create Resilient Cities - Kindle edition by Sant, Alison. Arts & Photography Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
Mónika and Jessica discuss living in New Orleans with Ashley Robinson, a construction lawyer with a civil engineering degree who lives and works in New Orleans. We discuss living in New Orleans post Katrina – from work being done to prepare for future hurricanes to the multiple rounds of litigation after a major disaster. Ashley addresses the problems with getting home insurance in the face of increasing extreme weather issues and the roles building standards, green infrastructure, and individuals need to play to ensure that New Orleans can be a resilient, insurable city going forward.
Resources and links discussed include:
ASCE Report Post-Katrina: https://sp360.asce.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Merchandise/Product-Details/productId/263882635
Ongoing litigation over Brad Pitt’s Make it Right Project: https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2023/04/17/make-it-right-lawsuit-payout-brad-pitt-foundation-new-orleans-hurricane-katrina
New Orleans’ Green Infrastructure: https://ready.nola.gov/green-infrastructure/
From the Ground Up: From the Ground Up: Local Efforts to Create Resilient Cities - Kindle edition by Sant, Alison. Arts & Photography Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
43 min