Much of Harvey’s devastation could have been avoided with an eye to how communities grow in hurricane-prone areas—and how they respond to the overwhelming needs of their most disadvantaged residents.
Gregory D. Squires
Gregory D. Squires is a professor of sociology and public policy at George Washington University. He is co-editor, with Chester Hartman, of There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster: Race, Class, and Hurricane Katrina.