02994cam a2200421 i 4500001001900000003000500019005001700024008004100041010001700082020003500099020003200134020003800166020003500204027001900239035002700258037002200285040001900307043001200326050002400338100004000362245007900402264003700481300002800518336002600546337002800572338002700600500004100627504005200668505024200720520129700962530005802259650005002317650002902367651003202396710005302428710002202481856006902503rnd000000000113920RAND20200811100815.0080114s2008    cau      b    000 0 eng    a  2007052737  a0833043242 (pbk. : alk. paper)  a0833045814 (electronic bk.)  a9780833043245 (pbk. : alk. paper)  a9780833045812 (electronic bk.)  aRAND/TR-547-HI  a(Sirsi) i9780833043245  c$23.00fpaperback  aCstmoRcCstmoR  an-us-la00aHD77.5.L8bM33 20081 aMcCarthy, Kevin F.,d1945-eauthor.13aAn economic development architecture for New Orleans /cKevin F. McCarthy. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c2008.  axvii, 49 pages ;c23 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"RAND Gulf States Policy Institute."  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 47-49).0 aIntroduction -- Review of economic development efforts -- Economic development in New Orleans -- Summary of key findings and recommendations -- Appendix A: Development agencies researched -- Appendix B: Alphabetical list of interviewees.  aIn August 2005, Hurricane Katrina, followed by multiple levee failures, devastated New Orleans and other parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast, inflicting major damage to commercial property, infrastructure, and housing. The failure of the levees and the subsequent flooding of New Orleans caused enormous damage and disruption to the city, its people, and its economy. Recovering from a disaster of this magnitude poses a major challenge to the city, the state, and the nation. The complexity of this challenge is compounded by the fact that New Orleans' population and economy had been lagging for several decades before Katrina. In response to this situation, this report provides recommendations regarding effective organizational and strategic approaches to revitalizing the city's economy, identifies the best practices that other cities have used to foster economic development, and describes how these practices might be applied to New Orleans. Recommendations consider the organizational structure of a New Orleans economic development program and how it should strategically focus its efforts. Planning for the successful future economic development in the region depends on avoiding the mistakes of past efforts, so consideration is also given to historical trends and development missteps.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. 0aEconomic developmentzLouisianazNew Orleans. 0aHurricane Katrina, 2005. 0aLouisianaxEconomic policy.2 aRAND Gulf States Policy Institute (Organization)2 aRand Corporation.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR547/