Catastrophes and the Role of Social Networks in Recovery: A Case Study of St. Bernard Parish, LA, Residents After Hurricane Katrina

<p>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.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

College of Urban and Public Affairs

Year dc:date.available

2012

Author dc:creator

• Lasley, Carrie E

Contributors dc:contributor

• Renia Ehrenfeucht
• Shirley Laska
• Earthea Nance

• Disaster recovery
• community change
• geographic dispersal
• St. Bernard Parish
• Hurricane Katrina
• social networks
• Community-Based Research
• Demography, Population, and Ecology
• Environmental Policy
• Geographic Information Sciences
• Human Geography
• Nature and Society Relations
• Other Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Place and Environment
• Politics and Social Change
• Public Affairs
• Public Policy
• Quantitative, Qualitative, Comparative, and Historical Methodologies
• Regional Sociology
• Urban Studies
• Urban Studies and Planning

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1504

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.uno.edu:td-2555