Date of Award
Summer 8-2012
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Program
Urban Studies
Department
College of Urban and Public Affairs
Major Professor
Renia Ehrenfeucht
Second Advisor
Shirley Laska
Third Advisor
Earthea Nance
Fourth Advisor
Monica Farris
Abstract
The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the experiences of St. Bernard Parish, La., residents as they coped with the impact of the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. An estimated 50,000 St. Bernard Parish residents relocated to a new home one year after Katina in 2006, and many of those residents moved again. This study examines the effects of the decisions of St. Bernard residents to relocate or to return on their social connections. The utility, adaptability and durability of social networks of these residents will be explored to enrich our knowledge about the social effects of recovery and the role that distance plays in the way residents connect to each other six years after Hurricane Katrina. It also examines the applicability of disaster theory as it relates to this case and develops a methodology for examining the impact of geographic dispersal on social networks.
Recommended Citation
Lasley, Carrie E., "Catastrophes and the Role of Social Networks in Recovery: A Case Study of St. Bernard Parish, LA, Residents After Hurricane Katrina" (2012). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 1504.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1504
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