Hurricane Katrina and the Lessons of Disaster Relief

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  • Hurricane Katrina and the Lessons of Disaster Relief Book Detail

  • Author : Michael Powelson
  • Release Date : 2017
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  • Genre : Disaster relief
  • Pages : 215
  • ISBN 13 : 9781443889902
  • File Size : 97,97 MB
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Hurricane Katrina and the Lessons of Disaster Relief by Michael Powelson PDF Summary

Book Description: Hurricane Katrina, which hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, exposed the failings and incompetence of local, state, and federal officials, as well as the private sector and a host of other public and private agencies. This volume explores how inaction, lack of planning and undisguised greed insured that a category 3 hurricane would result in widespread destruction of both lives and property. It adopts a multifaceted approach to Hurricane Katrina, and includes studies from the fields of oral history, environmental science, physics, political science, sociology, and history. Part One provides first-hand accounts from people that lived through the hurricane and its aftermath. Part Two looks at how various entities responded, or failed to respond, to the disaster. Included in this section are articles on public health, tourism, environmental science, and the role of the Army Corp of Engineers. Part Three incorporates data from the aftermath of Katrina to suggest future responses to hurricanes and other natural/human made disasters. Finally, Harry Shearer, actor, radio host of Le Show, and director of The Big Uneasy, a documentary on Katrina and its aftermath, contributes an article on the various elements that went into the disaster that was Hurricane Katrina.

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