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Managing Hurricane Katrina : lessons from a megacrisis
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- Creator
- Arjen Boin, Christer Brown, and James A. Richardson
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2019]
- ©2019
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9780807170922, 0807170925, 0807170917, 9780807170915, 9780807170441
- OCLC
- on1090800249
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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