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Housing Recovery Needs Sarah M. Stack, MPA, CFM UNO-CHART CHART Center for Hazards Assessment, Response and Technology Applied social science hazard research center
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Housing Recovery Needs • Sarah M. Stack, MPA, CFM • UNO-CHART
CHART Center for Hazards Assessment, Response and Technology Applied social science hazard research center To support community sustainability in light of natural, environmental, technological, and homeland security risks to which the region is vulnerable
Resources www.chart.uno.edu www.floodhelp.uno.edu www.louisianarebuilds.info www.gnocdc.org www.cityofno.com
Purpose To produce a toolbox of resources that spurs residential recovery through homeowner-focused resources and key residential policy innovations. In the toolbox: Housing recovery indicators Policy suggestions
Background Study Area Boundaries Vista Park and most of Oak Park Paris and Robert E. Lee St. Bernard Filmore
Background The Problem Eight feet of floodwater after Katrina Slow recovery Type of housing Mostly single-family homes with apartments in both neighborhoods. Pre-Katrina: mix (slab, piers) in Oak Park, mostly slabs in Vista Park
Data Profile Repetitive flood loss claims data Rain gauge data Road Home data Census data Permit data Neighborhood survey Housing type Rebuild status Rebuild status by housing type
Data Profile Collection of Social Data Incentives for rebuilding Obstacles to rebuilding Residents’ vision of a recovered neighborhood
Preliminary Obstacles Assessment Delays in Road Home monies Options for remediation for owners of slab houses Contractor Fraud Concern over neighborhood blight and vacant properties