August 4, 2006

Concentrated Poverty in New Orleans and Other American Cities

By BRUCE KATZ

It has been close to a year since Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans, crippling one of the world's most distinctive cities. As the metropolis struggles to recover, national attention has naturally focused on the significant environmental challenges bedeviling the rebuilding effort. Can the region become a paragon of high-quality, sustainable development given its vulnerable location?

But equal attention needs to be paid to the social challenges. Katrina laid bare the

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