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Managing Hurricane Katrina : Lessons from a Megacrisis /

The government's response to Hurricane Katrina, one of the most devastating natural disasters in U.S. history, suffered numerous criticisms. Nearly every assessment pointed to failure, from evaluations of President George W. Bush, FEMA, and the Department of Homeland Security to the state of Lo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Boin, Arjen (Autor), Richardson, James A. (Autor), Brown, Christer, 1980- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2019]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Hurricane katrina: A Quick Timeline
  • 1. Hurricane Katrina Revisited: Reflecting on Success and Failure
  • 2. Why Didn't They See It Coming? The Challenges of Timely Crisis Recognition
  • 3. Understanding the Unimaginable: Why Collective Sense Making Failed
  • 4. Who's in Charge Here? Coordinating a Multilevel Response
  • 5. Meaning Making in Crisis: The Detrimental Effects of Missing Narratives and Escalating Blame Games
  • Conclusion: Lessons of a Mega-disaster
  • Appendix i: Timeline on Levee Breaches
  • Appendix ii: Emergency Management in the American Federal System
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.