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On Risk and Disaster : Lessons From Hurricane Katrina by Daniels, Ronald J.; Kettl, Donald F.; Kunreuther, Howard; Gutmann, Amy is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>Named one of Planetizen's Top 10 Books of 2006<br><br>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.<br><br>In the years ahead we will inevitably face more problems like those caused by Katrina, from 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.<br><br>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

Who reads On Risk and Disaster : Lessons From Hurricane Katrina?

Author

Daniels, Ronald J.; Kettl, Donald F.; Kunreuther, Howard; Gutmann, Amy

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9786613212399

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, Management, Social Science