SGER The "New" New Orleans: evaluating preferences for rebuilding plans after Hurricane Katrina

卡特里娜飓风过后，新奥尔良市部分地区的基础设施几乎全部被毁，决策者面临着一个两难境地。 新奥尔良具有相当大的经济价值，不仅是一个商业港口、制造业中心和旅游目的地，而且有着丰富多彩的历史，因此具有独特的文化价值。 然而，新奥尔良目前的位置和工程干预的遗产已经创造了一个如此脆弱的城市，灾难是不可避免的。 显然，对目前地点的任何重新开发都必须应对目前和未来的脆弱性。为了评估新奥尔良未来可能的规划方案，有必要考虑三个主要规划学科的贡献，环境规划，城市规划和住房规划。这三个组成部分中的每一个，当与发展中的城市联系在一起时，对于确定重建的可能选择都是必不可少的。 这个项目下提交的探索性研究（SGER）计划的小赠款调查公众对未来新奥尔良的不同选择的态度。 为了评估新奥尔良地区不同恢复计划的社会价值，将对美国各阶层人口进行一次调查。 为了确保有足够的信息来了解不同家庭的偏好，将从分层随机样本中收集数据，该样本包括（i）新奥尔良居民和疏散人员，（ii）区域家庭，以及（iii）全国其他地区的家庭。这项研究将引起当地和国家的历史和文化属性，使新奥尔良独特的价值。 该研究还将征求公众对缓解措施的评估，这些措施可以增强城市抵御未来飓风和热带风暴的能力。这项研究的结果将是有用的决策者在城市，州和国家一级，因为他们制定了新奥尔良市的恢复计划。

In the wake of near total destruction of infrastructure in some parts of the city of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, policy makers are faced with a quandary. New Orleans has considerable economic value, not only as a commercial port, manufacturing hub, and tourist destination, but has a rich and colorful history and thus unique cultural value. However, the present location of New Orleans and the legacy of engineering interventions have created a city so vulnerable that catastrophe was inevitable. It is apparent that any redevelopment of the current location must contend with present and future vulnerabilities. To evaluate possible future planning options for the restoration of New Orleans, it is necessary to consider the contributions of three primary planning disciplines, Environmental Planning, Urban Planning, and Housing Planning. Each of these three components, when bound to the evolved city, is essential in defining the possible options for reconstruction. This project submitted under the Small Grants for Exploratory Research (SGER) program investigates public attitudes toward different options for the future New Orleans. To assess the social value of different restoration plans for the New Orleans area, a survey will be administered to a cross-section of the United States population. In order to be sure that there is sufficient information on preferences across diverse households, data will be gathered from a stratified random sample, composed of (i) New Orleans residents and evacuees, (ii) regional households, and (iii) households in other parts of the nation. This study will elicit local and national valuation of the historic and cultural attributes that make New Orleans unique. The study will also elicit public valuation of mitigation that can harden the city against future hurricanes and tropical storms. The results of this study will be useful for policy makers at the city, state, and national level as they formulate a restoration plan for the city of New Orleans.