Michael Dudley

Michael Dudley is the Community Outreach Librarian at the University of Winnipeg.

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With graduate degrees in city planning and library science, Michael Dudley is the Community Outreach Librarian at the University of Winnipeg.

New Orleans A 'Giant Superfund Site'

Flooded areas are saturated with oil, heavy metals and toxic waste.

Evaluating Damage to Historic Buildings, Sites in Mississippi

Preservationists trying to salvage built heritage damaged by Katrina ask, will these historic sites be the same place anymore?

Toxic Time Bomb: Katrina Environmental Impact

Sewage, toxic chemicals and decaying corpses will have an immense environmental impact not only on New Orleans, but on the Gulf of Mexico as well.

Learning from Ground Zero in New Orleans

In order to create a new New Orleans, we need to re-evaluate the role of government in housing the poor, redefine what we mean by homeland security, and learn to love our cities again.

On the Loss of New Orleans' Architecture

While the French Quarter may have survived, much of the built heritage of New Orleans may be lost.