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Books:

·         Barry, J.M., The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed America, (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1997)

·         Block, R., Cooper, C., Disaster: Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security, (New York: Times Books, 2006)

·         Brown, M., Deadly Indifference: The Perfect (Political) Storm: Hurricane Katrina, the Bush White House and Beyond, (Maryland: Taylor Trade Publishing, 2011)

·         Bush, George W., Decision Points, (New York: Crown Publishing, 2010)

·         Cooper, Christopher., Block, Robert, (New York: Times Books, 2006)

·         Dyson, M.E., Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Colour of Disaster, (New York: Basic Civitas Books, 2006)

·         Eggers, D., Zeitoun, (New York: Penguin Group, 2009)

·         Giroux, H.A., Stormy Weather: Katrina and the Politics of Disposability, (Colorado: Paradigm Publishers, 2006)

·         Horne, J., Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City, (New York: Random House Inc, 2006)

·         McQuaid, J., Schleifstein, M., Path of Destruction: The Devastation of New Orleans and the Coming Age of Superstorms, (New York: Hachette Book Group, 2006)

·         Nagin, Ray. C., Katrina’s  Secrets: Storms after the Storm, (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011)

·         Noam, Chomsky and Edward Herman., Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (New York: Pantheon Books, 1988)

·         South End Press Collective, ed, What Lies Beneath: Katrina, Race, and the State of the Nation, (MA: The South End Press Collective, 2007)

Film:

·         When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, Spike Lee, Warner Home Video, (2006)

Journal Articles:

·         Cordasco, K. M., Eisenman, D. P., Glik, D.C., Golden, J.F., ‘They Blew the Levees: Distrust of Authorities Among Hurricane Katrina Evacuees,’ Journal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved, no. 2 (2007): 277-282.

·         Douglas, K. ‘The Katrina Hurricane Spectacle and Crisis of the Bush Presidency,’ Cultural Studies <-> Critical Methodologies Journal, no. 7 (2007): 222-234.

·         Grismore, K., ‘Framing African Americans in Hurricane Katrina,’ New Orleans Historical and Cultural Review, no.1 (2007): 1-15.

·         Tierny K., Bevc, C., Kuligowski, E., ‘Metaphors Matter: Disaster Myths, Media Frames, and their consequences in Hurricane Katrina,’ The Annuals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, no.604 (2006): 57-81.

·         Voorhees, C.W., Vick J., Perkins, D.D., ‘Came Hell and High Water: The Intersection of Hurricane Katrina, the News Media, Race and Poverty,’ Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, no. 17 (2007): 415-429.

Web Articles:

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·         ArchDaily. 2012. The FLOAT House - Make it Right/Morphosis Architects. Available at: http://www.archdaily.com/259629/make-it-right-house-morphosis-architects/. [Accessed 24 January 13].

·         Austin, D.W., Miles, M., ‘Crisis in Black and White: Katrina, Rita and the Construction of Reality’, Yale University, www.yale.edu/sociology. [Accessed 4^th November 12].

·         Barrow, B. 2012. Charity Hospital: The Times Picayune covers 175 years of New Orleans history. Available at: http://www.nola.com/175years/index.ssf/2012/02/charity_hospital_the_times-pic.html. [Accessed 24 January 13].

·         CBS News. 2013. Ray Nagin, former New Orleans mayor, pleads not guilty to corruption charges. Available at: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57570367/ray-nagin-former-new-orleans-mayor-pleads-not-guilty-to-corruption-charges/. [Accessed 28 February 13].

·         CNN. 2005. CCN.com Transcripts. Available at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0512/06/acd.01.html. [Accessed 25 February 13].

·         Dermansky, J. 2010. Six Flags New Orleans: 5 Years Later. Available at: http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2010/08/six-flags-new-orleans-5-years-later/62196/. [Accessed 23 January 13].

·         Discovery Channel. 2013. Surviving Katrina: Facts About Katrina. Available at: http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/katrina/facts/facts.html. [Accessed 17 February 13].

·         Fox News. 2005. Transcript: Bush Katrina Address. Available at: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,169514,00.html. [Accessed 24 February 13].

·         Global Green USA. 2011. Holy Cross Project in New Orleans. Available at: http://www.globalgreen.org/articles/global/68. [Accessed 24 January 13].

·         GNOCDC. (2011). New Orleans East Area. Available at: http://www.gnocdc.org/. [Accessed 21st January 13].

·         Gratz, R. (2011). Why Was New Orleans's Charity Hospital Allowed To Die? Available at: http://www.thenation.com/article/160241/why-was-new-orleanss-charity-hospital-allowed-die?page=0,0. [Accessed 21st January 13].

·         Hopper, J. (2010). Katrina at Five: The Lower Ninth Ward. Available at: http://abcnews.go.com/WN/katrina-lower-ninth-ward/story?id=11488921. [Accessed 20th January 13].

·         Johnson, T. (2010). Let the Good Times Roll - New Orleans Is Back & Better Than Ever. Available at: http://www.canadiantraveller.net/1129-Let_the_Good_Times_Roll_-_New_Orleans_Is_Back__Better_Than_Ever. [Accessed 21st January 13].

·         Lower 9th Ward Village. 2011. Together, let’s make it happen! Lower Ninth Ward Village. Available at: http://www.lower9thwardvillage.org/new/. [Accessed 24 January 13].

·         lowernine.org. 2013. About. Available at: http://lowernine.org/wordpress/about-2/. [Accessed 25 January 13].

·         Make It Right. (2012). Rebuilding Better: New Orleans. Available at: http://makeitright.org/. [Accessed 21st January 13].

·         Maldonado, C. (2013). Photos: Groundbreaking ceremony for New Orleans East Hospital. Available at: http://www.bestofneworleans.com/blogofneworleans/archives/2013/01/11/photos-groundbreaking-ceremony-for-new-orleans-east-hospital. [Accessed 21st January 13].

·         Metropolis Magazine. 2012. Out of the Water. Available at: http://www.metropolismag.com/story/20120720/out-of-the-water. [Accessed 12 February 13].

·         National Climatic Data Center. 2005. Hurricane Katrina. Available at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/special-reports/katrina.html. [Accessed 17 February 13].

·         NENA. 2006. Reclaim, Rebuild, Return. Available at: http://www.9thwardnena.org/home. [Accessed 24 January 13].

·         New Orleans City Business. 2012. Rosa Keller example of new trend of libraries providing more than books. Available at: http://neworleanscitybusiness.com/blog/2012/03/21/rosa-keller-example-of-new-trend-of-libraries-providing-more-than-books/. [Accessed 12 February 13].

·         New York Times. 2005. Dispute Over Historic Hospital for the Poor Pits Doctors Against the State. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/17/national/nationalspecial/17charity.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0. [Accessed 31 January 13].

·         New York Times. 2008. Big Plans Are Slow to Bare Fruit in New Orleans. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/01/us/01orleans.html?fta=y. [Accessed 26 January 13].

·         New York Times. 2007. New Orleans Proposes to Invest in 17 Areas. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/30/us/30orleans.html. [Accessed 27 January 13].

·         New York Times. 2007. Largely Alone, Pioneers Reclaim New Orleans. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/02/us/nationalspecial/02orleans.html?pagewanted=3&_r=2&th%22%28ef=slogin&emc=th&. [Accessed 13 February 13].

·         NOLA.com. 2009. Lake Forest Plaza redevelopment plan detailed. Available at: http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2009/08/lake_forest_plaza_redevelopmen.html. [Accessed 27 January 13].

·         NOLA.com. 2007. City announces first 17 target recovery zones. Available at: http://blog.nola.com/updates/2007/03/city_announces_first_17_target.html. [Accessed 26 January 13].

·         NOMA.com. 2013. Works in the Garden. Available at: http://www.noma.org/pages/detail/155/Works-in-the-Garden. [Accessed 30 January 13].

·         Rail.co. 2013. New Orleans streetcar line open in time for Super Bowl. Available at: http://www.rail.co/2013/01/29/new-orleans-streetcar-line-open-in-time-for-super-bowl/. [Accessed 29 January 13].

·         ‘Report: Broken Promises: 2 Years after Katrina’, American Civil Liberties Union, August 20^th 2007, www.aclu.org. [Accessed 4^th November 12].

·         Save Charity Hospital. 2013. Racial & Economic Justice. Available at: http://savecharityhospital.com/racial-and-economic-justice. [Accessed 31 January 13].

·         Slate. 2005. Is Ray Nagin a good mayor? Available at: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/assessment/2005/09/ray_nagin.html. [Accessed 13 February 13].

·     Time. 2010. New Orleans' Lower Ninth: Still Recovering from Katrina. Available at: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2012217_2012252_2012673,00.html. [Accessed 24 February 13].

·         The Expeditioner. 2011. Fat Tuesday 2011: Mardi Gras By The Numbers. Available at: http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/03/08/fat-tuesday-2011-mardi-gras-by-the-numbers/. [Accessed 31 January 13].

·         The Guardian. 2009. Honore: Ex-La. governor halted hospital reopening. Available at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/8607619. [Accessed 31 January 13].

·         The Times Picayune. 2005. Plan shrinks city footprint. Available at: http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2005/12/plan_shrinks_city_footprint.html. [Accessed 12 February 13].

·         The Times Picayune. 2007. Iraq, hurricane recovery spending bill approved. Available at: http://blog.nola.com/times-picayune/2007/05/iraq_hurricane_recovery_spendi.html. [Accessed 25 February 13].

·         Times Picayune. 2009. Blakely confirms he's leaving recovery director post 'as soon as I can,' but definitely by July 1st. Available at: http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/05/blakely_confirms_hes_leaving_r.html. [Accessed 07 February 13].

·         The Times Picayune. 2009. Honore: Ex-La. governor halted hospital reopening. Available at: http://www.nola.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/national-14/1247602932182830.xml&storylist=hurricane. [Accessed 24 January 13].

·         The Untz. 2012. City Park - New Orleans. Available at: http://www.theuntz.com/CityPark-NewOrleans. [Accessed 30 January 13].

·         Urban Exploration Resource. 2012. Six Flags New Orleans - Thread. Available at: http://www.uer.ca/forum_showthread.asp?fid=1&threadid=104488. [Accessed 23 January 13].

·         USA TODAY. 2013. Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin indicted. Available at: http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/1845617?preferredArticleViewMode=single. [Accessed 17 February 13].

·         Welch, M.P. 2013. How the Super Bowl Screws New Orleans. Available at: http://www.vice.com/read/how-the-super-bowl-screws-new-orleans. [Accessed 29 January 13].

·         White, J. 2009. The failures of the Jazzland and Six Flags theme parks have not quelled dreams for another eastern New Orleans complex. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2009/09/the_failures_of_the_jazzland_a.html. [Accessed 23 January 13].

·         Yancey, K. (2011). New Orleans if back: More visitors and a big hotel reopening. Available at: http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/dispatches/post/2011/10/new-orleans-is-back-i/554524/1. [Accessed 21st January 13].

·         YouTube - Broadcast yourself. 2010. Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans Tour. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcja8UBtXdk. [Accessed 23 January 13].