The power of place in disaster recovery: Heritage-based practice in the post-Matthew landscape of Princeville, North Carolina

Lindsey Naylor, Virginia Fall, Andrew Fox Abstract This article examines shortcomings and possible improvements to standard post-disaster recovery processes through the lens of recovery in Princeville, North Carolina, the oldest black town in the United States. Princeville has faced existential challenges since it was settled in the Tar River floodplain in 1865, most recently in … Continue reading The power of place in disaster recovery: Heritage-based practice in the post-Matthew landscape of Princeville, North Carolina