VAST 284 - Natural/Social Disasters:Urban Planning and Social Death

Institution:

Lafayette College

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Description:

Glaveston, San Francisco, Johnstown, New Orleans--these are places that have battled floods, earthquakes, and hurricanes from their inception. In the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, an urgent question arises: why, considering all the risks to human life, were these communities developed in the first place New Orleans, a kind of modern-day Atlantis, could be considered a feat of engineering, not unlike Amsterdam and Venice. But what is the social cost What are the ethical implications of building in areas where natural disasters predictably occur Washington

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lafayette.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 330-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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