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John Travis Marshall

2014

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Weathering Nepa Review: Superstorms And Super Slow Urban Recovery, John Travis Marshall Dec 2014

Weathering Nepa Review: Superstorms And Super Slow Urban Recovery, John Travis Marshall

John Travis Marshall

Delays in implementing long-term neighborhood housing recovery measures following urban disasters profoundly disrupt a city's revitalization and resurgence. Following recent large-scale urban disasters, some blame the National Environmental Policy Act environmental and historical review requirement for greatly slowing the long-term recovery process. They claim that the National Environmental Policy Act review is ill suited for the exigencies of disasters. Finding effective ways to advance urban disaster recovery as quickly as possible, while not compromising key environmental quality objectives, is a central challenge to implementing effective post-disaster recovery plans. This Article addresses how best to balance necessary regulation with critical disaster …