Foreword / Marc H. Morial
Introduction / Robert D. Bullard and Beverly Wright
Pt. I. Challenges of Racialized Place
1. Race, Place, and the Environment in Post-Katrina New Orleans / Robert D. Bullard and Beverly Wright
2. Overlooked Significance of Place in Law and Policy: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina / Debra Lyn Bassett
3. Transportation Matters: Stranded on the Side of the Road Before and After Disasters Strike / Robert D. Bullard, Glenn S. Johnson and Angel O. Torres
4. Katrina and the Condition of Black New Orleans: The Struggle for Justice, Equity, and Democracy / Mtangulizi Sanyika
Pt. II. Health and Environment Post-Katrina
5. Contaminants in the Air and Soil in New Orleans After the Flood: Opportunities and Limitations for Community Empowerment / Rachel Godsil, Albert Huang and Gina Solomon
6. Investing in Human Capital and Healthy Rebuilding in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina / Sheila J. Webb
7. Making the Case for Community-Based Laboratories: A New Strategy for Environmental Justice / Earthea Nance
Pt. III. Equitable Rebuilding and Recovery
8. Post-Katrina Profiteering: The New Big Easy / Rita J. King
9. Rebuilding Lives Post-Katrina: Choices and Challenges in New Orleans's Economic Development / Robert K. Whelan and Denise Strong
10. Color of Opportunity and the Future of New Orleans: Planning, Rebuilding, and Social Inclusion After Hurricane Katrina / Mafruza Khan
11. Housing Recovery in the Ninth Ward: Disparities in Policy, Process, and Prospects / Lisa K. Bates and Rebekah A. Green
Pt. IV. Policy Choices for Social Change
12. Unnatural Disaster: Social Impacts and Policy Choices After Katrina / John R. Logan
Afterword: Looking Back to Move Forward / Beverly Wright and Robert D. Bullard.