On Risk and Disaster
Subtitle: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina
Contributors: Ronald, J. Daniels (Editor); Donald, F. Kettl (Editor); Howard Kunreuther (Editor)
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: January 9, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780812219593
Subjects: Social impact of disasters; Urban & municipal planning; Politics/International Relations; Gulf Coast; Crisis management in government; Public Policy - General; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; USA; Hurricane Katrina, 2005; Disaster Relief & Rescue Operations; Disasters & Disaster Relief; Disaster relief; Social Science-Disasters & Disaster Relief; Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.; Public Policy - Regional Planning; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; Emergency management
First sentence: The 9/11 terrorist attacks made it clear to Americans that we are living in a new world of geopolitical risks.