On Risk And Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina
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Hurricane Katrina not only devastated a large area of the nation's Gulf coast, it also raised fundamental questions about ways the nation can, and should, deal with the inevitable problems of economic risk and social responsibility. This volume gathers leading experts to examine lessons that Hurricane Katrina teaches us about better assessing, perceiving, and managing risks from future disasters.
In the years ahead we will inevitably face more problems like those caused by Katrina or by fire, earthquake, or even a flu pandemic. America remains in the cross hairs of terrorists, while policy makers continue to grapple with important environmental and health risks. Each of these scenarios might, in itself, be relatively unlikely to occur. But it is statistically certain that we will confront such catastrophes, or perhaps one we have never imagined, and the nation and its citizenry must be prepared to act. That is the fundamental lesson of Katrina.
The 20 contributors to this volume address questions of public and private roles in assessing, managing, and dealing with risk in American society and suggest strategies for moving ahead in rebuilding the Gulf coast.
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Contributors: Matthew Adler, Vicki Bier, Baruch Fischhoff, Kenneth R. Foster, Robert Giegengack, Peter Gosselin, Scott E. Harrington, Carolyn Kousky, Robert Meyer, Harvey G. Ryland, Brian L. Strom, Kathleen Tierney, Michael J. Trebilcock, Detlof von Winterfeldt, Jonathan Walters, Richard J. Zeckhauser.
On Risk And Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina
On Risk And Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina,Ronald J. Daniels,Donald F. Kettl,Howard Kunreuther,National Symposium on Risk And Disasters,University of Pennsylvania Press,0812219597,Crisis management in government,Disasters & Disaster Relief,Emergency management,Gulf Coast,Hurricane Katrina, 2005,Political Science,Politics - Current Events,Politics / Current Events,Politics/International Relations,Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.,Public Policy - General,Public Policy - Regional Planning,Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare,Social impact of disasters,USA,Urban & municipal planning
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