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1	Catastrophes and the Role of Social Networks in Recovery: A Case Study of St. Bernard Parish, LA, Residents After Hurricane Katrina Lasley, Carrie E 02 August 2012 (has links) The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the experiences of St. Bernard Parish, La., residents as they coped with the impact of the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. An estimated 50,000 St. Bernard Parish residents relocated to a new home one year after Katina in 2006, and many of those residents moved again. This study examines the effects of the decisions of St. Bernard residents to relocate or to return on their social connections. The utility, adaptability and durability of social networks of these residents will be explored to enrich our knowledge about the social effects of recovery and the role that distance plays in the way residents connect to each other six years after Hurricane Katrina. It also examines the applicability of disaster theory as it relates to this case and develops a methodology for examining the impact of geographic dispersal on social networks. Disaster recovery community change geographic dispersal St. Bernard Parish Hurricane Katrina social networks Community-Based Research Demography, Population, and Ecology Environmental Policy Geographic Information Sciences Human Geography Nature and Society Relations Place and Environment Politics and Social Change Public Affairs Public Policy Regional Sociology Urban Studies Urban Studies and Planning

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Catastrophes and the Role of Social Networks in Recovery: A Case Study of St. Bernard Parish, LA, Residents After Hurricane Katrina