Following the disaster of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, people
began to discuss and visualize the ways in which the urban
structure of the city could be reorganized. Rather than defining
the disaster recovery process as simply a matter of rebuilding the
existing city, these voices called for a more radical rethinking of
the city's physical, social and environmental systems. This idea of
disaster as an opportunity for urban restructuring is a hallmark of
a "design moment." Design moments are different from the
incremental process of urban growth and development. Instead of
gradual growth and change, design moments present the opportunity
for a significant restructuring of urban form that can shape the
city for decades to come. As such, a design moment presents a
critical juncture in the historical growth and development of a
city. In this book we explore the question: what does urban design
have to do with a disaster like Hurricane Katrina? Focused on New
Orleans, the authors explore different dimensions of the
post-disaster design moment, including the politics of physical
redevelopment, the city's history and identity, justice and the
image of the city, demolition and housing development, and the
environmental aspects of the recovery process. This book was
published as a special issue of the Journal of Urban Design.
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