The buoyancy of failure: Battling nature in New Orleans

Chad Lavin; Chris Russill

doi:10.1177/1206331205283726

The buoyancy of failure: Battling nature in New Orleans

Chad Lavin
, Chris Russill

English

University of Otago

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Abstract

New Orleans and the Mississippi River are often described as a battleground in the war between man and nature. The authors argue that crisis displacement strategies disincline reflection on how this characterization contributes to catastrophic events. The authors outline three sites of crisis displacement: the Army Corps of Engineers, media coverage, and the philosophy of war of the United States government.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	48-51
Number of pages	4
Journal	Space and Culture
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1206331205283726
State	Published - 2006

Keywords

Army Corps of Engineers
Crisis displacement
Hurricane Katrina
New Orleans
War against nature

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