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被完全摧毁，决策者们面临着两难的境地。新奥尔良具有相当大的经济价值，不仅是商业港口、制造业中心和旅游目的地，而且拥有丰富多彩的历史和独特的文化价值。然而，新奥尔良目前的地理位置和工程干预的遗留问题使这座城市变得如此脆弱，灾难是不可避免的。很明显，当前位置的任何再开发都必须应对当前和未来的脆弱性。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都与发展中的城市联系在一起，对于确定重建的可能选择至关重要。该项目是在探索性研究小额拨款（SGER）项目下提交的，旨在调查公众对未来新奥尔良不同选择的态度。为了评估新奥尔良地区不同恢复计划的社会价值，将对美国人口的横截面进行调查。为了确保对不同家庭的偏好有足够的信息，将从分层随机样本中收集数据，该样本由(i)新奥尔良居民和撤离者，（ii）区域家庭和（iii）全国其他地区的家庭组成。这项研究将引出地方和国家对使新奥尔良独特的历史和文化属性的评价。这项研究还将引发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。这项研究的结果将有助于城市、州和国家层面的政策制定者制定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.