Katrina at 20: lessons from New Orleans
From CityTalk Canada by Canadian Urban Institute
August 28, 2025 · 33 min · Season 3 · Episode 4
About this episode
The episode discusses the lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans 20 years later.
Further reading: “How resilient is New Orleans Today” at The Brookings Institution.
Topics covered
- resilience
- hurricane
- urban planning
- disaster recovery
- New Orleans
Keywords
- Katrina
- New Orleans
- resilience
- disaster recovery
- urban planning
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Brookings Institution
Places: New Orleans
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