Hurricane Katrina : urban search and rescue in a catastrophe : hearing
Author :
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 44,51 MB
Release :
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ISBN : 9781422321805
Hurricane Katrina
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,66 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Book Description
A Failure of Initiative
Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina
Publisher :
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 15,14 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Disaster relief
ISBN :
Book Description
The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina
Author :
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 48,80 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN :
Book Description
"The objective of this report is to identify and establish a roadmap on how to do that, and lay the groundwork for transforming how this Nation- from every level of government to the private sector to individual citizens and communities - pursues a real and lasting vision of preparedness. To get there will require significant change to the status quo, to include adjustments to policy, structure, and mindset"--P. 2.
Hurricane Katrina
Author : United States Senate
Publisher :
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 11,64 MB
Release : 2019-12-10
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ISBN : 9781673920925
Book Description
Hurricane Katrina: urban search and rescue in a catastrophe: hearing before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, January 30, 2006.
There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster
Author : Gregory Squires
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 30,8 MB
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1136084827
Book Description
There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster is the first comprehensive critical book on the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans. The disaster will go down on record as one of the worst in American history, not least because of the government’s inept and cavalier response. But it is also a huge story for other reasons; the impact of the hurricane was uneven, and race and class were deeply implicated in the unevenness. Hartman and. Squires assemble two dozen critical scholars and activists who present a multifaceted portrait of the social implications of the disaster. The book covers the response to the disaster and the roles that race and class played, its impact on housing and redevelopment, the historical context of urban disasters in America and the future of economic development in the region. It offers strategic guidance for key actors - government agencies, financial institutions, neighbourhood organizations - in efforts to rebuild shattered communities.
Army Support During the Hurricane Katrina Disaster
Author : James A. Wombwell
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 36,14 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1437923054
Book Description
This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Hurricane Katrina, in Aug. 2005, was the costliest hurricane as well as one of the five deadliest storms in U.S. history. It caused extensive destruction along the Gulf coast from central Florida to Texas. Some 22,000 Active-Duty Army personnel assisted with relief-and-recovery operations in Mississippi and Louisiana. At the same time, all 50 states sent approx. 50,000 National Guard personnel to deal with the storm¿s aftermath. Because the media coverage of this disaster tended toward the sensational more than the analytical, many important stories remain to be told in a dispassionate manner. This study offers a dispassionate analysis of the Army¿s response to the natural disaster by providing a detailed account of the operations in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Legislative Calendar
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Publisher :
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 47,9 MB
Release : 2006
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Mitigating catastrophic events through effective medical response : hearing
Author :
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 14,63 MB
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ISBN : 9781422322369
Book Description
A Paradise Built in Hell
Author : Rebecca Solnit
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 44,54 MB
Release : 2010-08-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1101459018
Book Description
The author of Men Explain Things to Me explores the moments of altruism and generosity that arise in the aftermath of disaster Why is it that in the aftermath of a disaster? whether manmade or natural?people suddenly become altruistic, resourceful, and brave? What makes the newfound communities and purpose many find in the ruins and crises after disaster so joyous? And what does this joy reveal about ordinarily unmet social desires and possibilities? In A Paradise Built in Hell, award-winning author Rebecca Solnit explores these phenomena, looking at major calamities from the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco through the 1917 explosion that tore up Halifax, Nova Scotia, the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, 9/11, and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. She examines how disaster throws people into a temporary utopia of changed states of mind and social possibilities, as well as looking at the cost of the widespread myths and rarer real cases of social deterioration during crisis. This is a timely and important book from an acclaimed author whose work consistently locates unseen patterns and meanings in broad cultural histories.
