UNO-CHART

UNO-CHART is an applied social science hazards research center at The University of New Orleans that collaborates with coastal Louisiana communities including the City of New Orleans and its surrounding parishes. The objectives of UNO-CHART projects are to assist residents and local and state officials in reducing risk to natural hazards, especially hurricane and climate hazards, and to help them gain a better understanding of their risk and what they can do to protect themselves from these hazards.

UNO-CHART, founded in 2001, is comprised of a multi-disciplinary group of faculty, staff, and graduate research assistants representing various academic disciplines including sociology, political science, public administration, planning, urban studies, engineering and geography. Currently, UNO-CHART has projects that address repetitive flooding, disaster mitigation planning, community resilience assessments, storm mitigation efforts by coastal communities, coastal restoration, community continuity, resilience curriculum development, risk literacy, risk management and hurricane evacuation of vulnerable populations.