Managing Hurricane Katrina :: lessons from a megacrisis /: Arjen Boin, Christer Brown, and James A. Richardson.

Boin, Arjen,; Brown, Christer,; Richardson, James A.,

Managing Hurricane Katrina : lessons from a megacrisis / Arjen Boin, Christer Brown, and James A. Richardson.

Boin, Arjen, author.; Brown, Christer, 1980- author.; Richardson, James A., author.

2019

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Boin, Arjen, author.

Title

Managing Hurricane Katrina : lessons from a megacrisis / Arjen Boin, Christer Brown, and James A. Richardson.

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Brown, Christer, 1980- author.
Richardson, James A., author.

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Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2019]

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1 online resource

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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
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Index.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 28, 2019).

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Print version: Boin, Arjen. Managing Hurricane Katrina. Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2019]

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English