Coupled Vulnerability and Resilience: the Dynamics of Cross-Scale Interactions in Post-Katrina New Orleans
We investigate the impact of trauma on cross-scale interactions in order to identify the major social-ecological factors affecting the pace and trajectory of post-Katrina rebuilding in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Disaster and traumatic events create and activate networks and linkages at different s...
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| author | Kevin F. Gotham Richard Campanella |
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| description | We investigate the impact of trauma on cross-scale interactions in order to identify the major social-ecological factors affecting the pace and trajectory of post-Katrina rebuilding in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Disaster and traumatic events create and activate networks and linkages at different spatial and institutional levels to provide information and resources related to post-trauma recovery and rebuilding. The extension, intensification, and acceleration of cross-scale linkages and interactions in response to trauma alter organizational couplings, which then contribute to the vulnerability and resilience of social-ecological systems. Rather than viewing urban ecosystems as either resilient or vulnerable, we conceptualize them as embodying both resilient and vulnerable components. This integrated approach directs analytical attention to the impact of socio-legal regulations, government policies, and institutional actions on resilience and vulnerability, which are also systemic properties of urban ecosystems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-34c43748c6734f3ba37c8bf6f15f14a42022-12-21T19:43:06ZengResilience AllianceEcology and Society1708-30872011-09-011631210.5751/ES-04292-1603124292Coupled Vulnerability and Resilience: the Dynamics of Cross-Scale Interactions in Post-Katrina New OrleansKevin F. Gotham0Richard Campanella1Tulane UniversityTulane UniversityWe investigate the impact of trauma on cross-scale interactions in order to identify the major social-ecological factors affecting the pace and trajectory of post-Katrina rebuilding in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Disaster and traumatic events create and activate networks and linkages at different spatial and institutional levels to provide information and resources related to post-trauma recovery and rebuilding. The extension, intensification, and acceleration of cross-scale linkages and interactions in response to trauma alter organizational couplings, which then contribute to the vulnerability and resilience of social-ecological systems. Rather than viewing urban ecosystems as either resilient or vulnerable, we conceptualize them as embodying both resilient and vulnerable components. This integrated approach directs analytical attention to the impact of socio-legal regulations, government policies, and institutional actions on resilience and vulnerability, which are also systemic properties of urban ecosystems.http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol16/iss3/art12/disasterHurricane KatrinaNew Orleansresiliencetraumavulnerability |
| spellingShingle | Kevin F. Gotham Richard Campanella Coupled Vulnerability and Resilience: the Dynamics of Cross-Scale Interactions in Post-Katrina New Orleans Ecology and Society disaster Hurricane Katrina New Orleans resilience trauma vulnerability |
| title | Coupled Vulnerability and Resilience: the Dynamics of Cross-Scale Interactions in Post-Katrina New Orleans |
| title_full | Coupled Vulnerability and Resilience: the Dynamics of Cross-Scale Interactions in Post-Katrina New Orleans |
| title_fullStr | Coupled Vulnerability and Resilience: the Dynamics of Cross-Scale Interactions in Post-Katrina New Orleans |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coupled Vulnerability and Resilience: the Dynamics of Cross-Scale Interactions in Post-Katrina New Orleans |
| title_short | Coupled Vulnerability and Resilience: the Dynamics of Cross-Scale Interactions in Post-Katrina New Orleans |
| title_sort | coupled vulnerability and resilience the dynamics of cross scale interactions in post katrina new orleans |
| topic | disaster Hurricane Katrina New Orleans resilience trauma vulnerability |
| url | http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol16/iss3/art12/ |
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