Garcia, David and Peacock write on the ways that the majority-Black residents of New Orleans were disproportionately affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Walter Gillis Peacock
Walter Gillis Peacock, Ph.D., is professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning where he has been a faculty member since 2002. He is the former director of the Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center at Texas A&M University and now is a senior fellow with the center. He is internationally known for his research on disaster recovery, community resiliency and social vulnerability.