

A Comparison of New Orleans and the Developing-Country City
There are a few different ways we could compare the devastation and then growth of New Orleans to that of the urbanization occurring in...


Post World War II and Katrina: Inequality and Diversity in New Orleans
New Orleans, like other cities across the nation, went through various processes following World War II that resulted in inequality and...


Social Inequality in New Orleans
I am a newcomer to the New Orleans metropolitan area. I just moved to Slidell, LA from Indianapolis, IN about a month ago and one of the...


A Reversal to Pre-Industrial Settlement Patterns
It seems that the American metropolis is in fact moving back to pre-industrial settlement patterns. Cases of this settlement pattern...


Stadiums' Economic and Social Effects on Cities
The use of building sports complexes and arenas to generate revenue is a common occurrence across America. These projects use up a lot of...


Economic Influence on Democracy in Public Spaces
Economic decline or advance can be directly correlated with the degree of democracy in public spaces. Chapter 1 of Introduction to...