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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220104503321

Autore

McCarthy Kevin F. <1945->

Titolo

Post-Katrina recovery of the housing market along the Mississippi Gulf Coast [[electronic resource] /] / Kevin F. McCarthy, Mark Hanson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Gulf States Policy Institute, 2008

ISBN

1-281-73649-X

0-8330-4489-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (103 p.)

Collana

Technical report ; ; TR-511-OA/MAR/NAR

Altri autori (Persone)

HansonMark <1966->

Disciplina

333.33/8097621

Soggetti

Housing - Mississippi - Gulf Coast

Housing development - Mississippi - Gulf Coast

Hurricane Katrina, 2005 - Economic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A study by RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-84).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Study Purpose; Data and Methods; Organization of This Report; Chapter Two - Profile of the Pre-Katrina Housing Market; Sociodemographic Background: How the Counties Differ from the Rest ofMississippi; Differences Among the Counties; Detailed Analysis of the Housing Market; Submarket Analysis; Affordability Prior to Katrina; Summary; Chapter Three - Damage Done to Housing Stock; Introduction; Sources and Extent of Damage: Data and Approach

Sources and Extent of Damage: Overall FindingsSources and Extent of Damage: Location; Damage by Housing Submarket; Damage to the Affordable Housing Stock; Cost of Repair; Chapter Four - Progress of Recovery; Introduction; Data Sources and Approach; Progress of Recovery Efforts; Summary of Key Recovery Findings; Chapter Five - Key Issues; Introduction; General Considerations; Short-Term Recovery Issues; Insurance; Grants; Loans; Other; Appendix - Methodology; References

Sommario/riassunto

In summer 2006, the Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding, and Renewal asked the RAND Gulf States Policy Institute to describe the state of the pre-Hurricane Katrina housing markets in Mississippi's



three coastal counties, to estimate the damage the storm di