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 Stories About: environmental planning AND Louisiana AND placemaking AND renewable energy
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Big Dreams for the Big Easy
What New Orleans could look like the second time around |
Timothy Lange |
15 Sep 2005 |
Soapbox |
| I heard that George Bush told New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin the city could be remade into "a shining example for the whole world." If Bush did say that, it surely wasn't an environmentally sound renaissance he had in mind. But that is precisely what is needed. Call it Eco New Orleans. It should encompass not just the city, but the other places blasted by Katrina and by FEMA ... |
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| Topics: environmental planning, Louisiana, placemaking, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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