Hurricane Katrina: Response and Responsibilities, Second Edition

By: Childs, John Brown

Book Overview

On August 29, 2005, the most destructive and costly natural disaster in the history of the United States struck the Gulf Coast, displacing over a million residents. Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556437927
• ISBN13: 9781556437922
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: North Atlantic Books
• Length: 224 Pages

Customer Reviews

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Here is another retrospective on Hurricane Katrina. Taking a multidisciplinary approach of amassing papers from a variety of specialists. The chapters review the events during Katrina, but the emphasis seems more on the aftermath. There are numerous recommendations about how to avoid future disasters. Some specifically for New Orleans, since it is under sea level and thus the most vulnerable American city. On a broader scale, the book can be read as a precaution against future hurricanes impinging anywhere on the Gulf coast or Florida. The recommendations are largely uncontroversial. And some of these, like better coordination between government agencies, are already being done.