Recovery Chief Ed Blakely Discusses Rebuilding New Orleans - Part Two

• Artist: Planetizen
• Title: Planetizen Podcast - 2007-06-28 - Recovery Chief Ed Blakely Discusses Rebuilding New Orleans - Part Two
• Album: Planetizen Podcast
• Year: 2007
• Length: 13:00 minutes (11.97 MB)
• Format: Stereo 22kHz 128Kbps (CBR)

This podcast features the second of a two-part discussion with New Orleans recovery chief Ed Blakely. Planetizen talks with Blakely about the recovery planning process and the future of the city in the long-term.

Blakely was recruited by New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin in January 2007 to lead the city's recovery from the destruction caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in Summer 2005. Blakely is an accomplished planning educator and practitioner, as well as an internationally-regarded recovery expert, having served as the head of recovery efforts in the San Francisco Bay Area after the 1988 earthquake and in Oakland after the 1991 fires.

This interview was conducted by Planetizen Managing Editor Christian Peralta and Planetizen Assistant Editor Nate Berg on June 3, 2007, at a coffeeshop in New Orleans.

In part one of this two-part discussion, Blakely talks about his work so far in New Orleans and the importance of rebuilding the city's economy.