"History is a wonderful thing, if only it was true"
-Tolstoy

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Interesting Insight about New Orleans

Apparently from consultant involved with planning issues.

Interesting read.
Esp about ingrained fatalism of the population and difficulties in creating a "vision of the future"

I still have doubts about rebuilding or restoring the city in it's present location.

WorldChanging: Another World Is Here: Dreaming A New New Orleans, Version 1

"What follows are very preliminary thoughts on principles for eventually creating a 'New New Orleans,' one that is more environmentally secure, more economically successful, and more socially healthy and equitable, while retaining the culture that made it world famous. As the news reports continue to create a picture of the city's horrible descent into hell, such an exercise feels a bit foolhardy; but there is so much dreaming to be done, to restore this great and wondrous city, that the dreaming must begin now."

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