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Cities Underwater: Venice and New Orleans Seek Solutions
From Making Contact | Part of the Making Contact series | 29:01
Two historic jewels: New Orleans & Venice, Italy are struggling to plan for sea level rise, in cities that already routinely flood because of questionable urban planning. We go to both Venice and New Orleans, to look at some creative solutions, and what other coastal cities might do as the effects of climate change set in.
We’ve all seen how high water devastated New Orleans. But another historic Jewel, Venice, Italy, is struggling to plan for sea level rise, in a city that already routinely floods because of questionable urban planning. On this edition, Producer Zoe Sullivan takes us to both Venice and New Orleans, to look at some creative solutions they’re trying, and what other coastal cities might do as the effects of climate change set in.
Program #13-12
Begin Date 03/28/12. End date 09/28/12.
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Reimagining a New Way of Life
From American Public Media | Part of the The Promised Land series | 54:00
New Orleans East is home to the most-dense ethnically Vietnamese population outside of Vietnam. In the Gulf region, about 80 percent of Vietnamese Americans were connected to the fishing industry, and the BP oil spill hit the community hard. Vietnamese fisherfolk are trying to rebuild their lives — opening sustainable farms, gas stations, nail salons, and aquaponic projects — while also dealing with the mental anguish that surfaces when a lifetime on the water suddenly disappears.
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New Orleans East is home to the most-dense ethnically Vietnamese population outside of Vietnam. In the Gulf region, about 80 percent of Vietnamese-Americans were connected to the fishing industry. The BP oil spill hit these people hard.
Majora Carter visits the community and meets with fisherfolk who are trying to rebuild their lives by opening gas stations and nail salons — while also dealing with the mental anguish that surfaces when a lifetime on the water suddenly disappears. Majora will talk with youth and community organizers as well as local religious leaders to learn about how the community has rallied to support their fisherfolk.