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If not done because of pure curiosity, it can be cataloged as disaster learning. |
If not done because of pure curiosity, it can be cataloged as disaster learning. |
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==Hurricane Katrina== |
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Disaster tourism took hold in the [[New Orleans|Greater New Orleans Area]] in the aftermath of [[Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans|Hurricane Katrina]]. There are now [[Tour guide|guided bus tours]] to neighborhoods that were severely damaged by storm-related [[flood]]ing. Some local residents have criticized these tours as [[Business ethics|unethical]], because the tour companies are profiting from the misery of their [[Community|communities]] and [[Family|families]]. The [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]] has noted that [[traffic]] from [[Bus|tour buses]] and other [[Automobile|tourist vehicles]] have interfered with the movement of [[Dump truck|trucks]] and [[Engineering vehicle|other cleanup equipment]] on single-lane [[Suburb|residential roads]]. Furthermore, during the first six months after the storm, most of these neighborhoods lacked [[Electric Utility|electricity]], [[Telephone|phone access]], [[Traffic sign|street signs]], or access to [[Emergency medical services|emergency medical]] or [[Police|police assistance]]. Simply traveling to these neighborhoods was hazardous. For these reasons, organized disaster tours are now banned from two of the most severely damaged areas in the city, the [[Ninth Ward of New Orleans|Lower 9th]] and [[St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana|St. Bernard Parish]] near the [[Industrial Canal]]. |
Disaster tourism took hold in the [[New Orleans|Greater New Orleans Area]] in the aftermath of [[Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans|Hurricane Katrina]]. There are now [[Tour guide|guided bus tours]] to neighborhoods that were severely damaged by storm-related [[flood]]ing. Some local residents have criticized these tours as [[Business ethics|unethical]], because the tour companies are profiting from the misery of their [[Community|communities]] and [[Family|families]]. The [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]] has noted that [[traffic]] from [[Bus|tour buses]] and other [[Automobile|tourist vehicles]] have interfered with the movement of [[Dump truck|trucks]] and [[Engineering vehicle|other cleanup equipment]] on single-lane [[Suburb|residential roads]]. Furthermore, during the first six months after the storm, most of these neighborhoods lacked [[Electric Utility|electricity]], [[Telephone|phone access]], [[Traffic sign|street signs]], or access to [[Emergency medical services|emergency medical]] or [[Police|police assistance]]. Simply traveling to these neighborhoods was hazardous. For these reasons, organized disaster tours are now banned from two of the most severely damaged areas in the city, the [[Ninth Ward of New Orleans|Lower 9th]] and [[St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana|St. Bernard Parish]] near the [[Industrial Canal]]. |
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On the other hand, such communities as [[Gentilly, New Orleans|Gentilly]] and [[Lakeview, New Orleans|Lakeview]], along the [[17th Street Canal]], have welcomed organized tour groups as a means to [[Publicity|publicize]] the scale of the destruction and attract more aid to the city. Much of the [[Reconstruction of New Orleans|recovery effort in the New Orleans]] relies on out-of-state [[volunteer]]s and [[donation]]s. Numerous [[non-profit organization]], including [[Habitat for Humanity International]] and [[Catholic Charities]], have converged on the city to gut and [[Construction#Residential_construction|rebuild]] [[House|homes]]. There is also a movement by local residents to bring [[United States Congress|congressmen]] and other national leaders to the city and view the damage in person, since recovery efforts have been hampered by the failure of many homeowners and businesses to receive claims from their [[insurance|insurance providers]]. |
On the other hand, such communities as [[Gentilly, New Orleans|Gentilly]] and [[Lakeview, New Orleans|Lakeview]], along the [[17th Street Canal]], have welcomed organized tour groups as a means to [[Publicity|publicize]] the scale of the destruction and attract more aid to the city. Much of the [[Reconstruction of New Orleans|recovery effort in the New Orleans]] relies on out-of-state [[volunteer]]s and [[donation]]s. Numerous [[non-profit organization]], including [[Habitat for Humanity International]] and [[Catholic Charities]], have converged on the city to gut and [[Construction#Residential_construction|rebuild]] [[House|homes]]. There is also a movement by local residents to bring [[United States Congress|congressmen]] and other national leaders to the city and view the damage in person, since recovery efforts have been hampered by the failure of many homeowners and businesses to receive claims from their [[insurance|insurance providers]]. |
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*[http://www.habitat-nola.org/ Habitat for Humanity, New Orleans Chapter] - one of the largest non-profit disaster recovery operations in the city. |
*[http://www.habitat-nola.org/ Habitat for Humanity, New Orleans Chapter] - one of the largest non-profit disaster recovery operations in the city. |
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*[http://www.womenofthestorm.net/about.php Women of the Storm] - movement by New Orleans residents to bring national leaders to the city to view the recovery effort from Hurricane Katrina. |
*[http://www.womenofthestorm.net/about.php Women of the Storm] - movement by New Orleans residents to bring national leaders to the city to view the recovery effort from Hurricane Katrina. |
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*[http://landrieu.senate.gov/hurricanes/womenofstorm.cfm Senator Mary Landrieu] - one of the New Orleanians who has encouraged other members of Congress to come to New Orleans. |
*[http://landrieu.senate.gov/hurricanes/womenofstorm.cfm Senator Mary Landrieu] - one of the New Orleanians who has encouraged other members of Congress to come to New Orleans. |
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Revision as of 03:36, 7 December 2008
Disaster tourism is the act of traveling to a disaster area as a matter of curiosity. The behavior can be a nuisance if it hinders rescue, relief, and recovery operations[citation needed].
If not done because of pure curiosity, it can be cataloged as disaster learning.
Hurricane Katrina
Disaster tourism took hold in the Greater New Orleans Area in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. There are now guided bus tours to neighborhoods that were severely damaged by storm-related flooding. Some local residents have criticized these tours as unethical, because the tour companies are profiting from the misery of their communities and families. The Army Corps of Engineers has noted that traffic from tour buses and other tourist vehicles have interfered with the movement of trucks and other cleanup equipment on single-lane residential roads. Furthermore, during the first six months after the storm, most of these neighborhoods lacked electricity, phone access, street signs, or access to emergency medical or police assistance. Simply traveling to these neighborhoods was hazardous. For these reasons, organized disaster tours are now banned from two of the most severely damaged areas in the city, the Lower 9th and St. Bernard Parish near the Industrial Canal.
On the other hand, such communities as Gentilly and Lakeview, along the 17th Street Canal, have welcomed organized tour groups as a means to publicize the scale of the destruction and attract more aid to the city. Much of the recovery effort in the New Orleans relies on out-of-state volunteers and donations. Numerous non-profit organization, including Habitat for Humanity International and Catholic Charities, have converged on the city to gut and rebuild homes. There is also a movement by local residents to bring congressmen and other national leaders to the city and view the damage in person, since recovery efforts have been hampered by the failure of many homeowners and businesses to receive claims from their insurance providers.
External links
- Habitat for Humanity, New Orleans Chapter - one of the largest non-profit disaster recovery operations in the city.
- Women of the Storm - movement by New Orleans residents to bring national leaders to the city to view the recovery effort from Hurricane Katrina.
- Senator Mary Landrieu - one of the New Orleanians who has encouraged other members of Congress to come to New Orleans.