Managing Hurricane Katrina: Lessons from a Megacrisis

by James a Richardson, Arjen Boin, Christer Brown, et al.

The government's response to Hurricane Katrina, one of the most devastating natural disasters in U.S. history, suffered numerous criticisms. Nearly every assessment pointed to failure, from evaluations of President George W. Bush, FEMA, and the Department of Homeland Security to the state of Louisiana and the city administration of New Orleans. In Managing Hurricane Katrina: Lessons from a Megacrisis, Arjen Boin, Christer Brown, and James...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807170445
• ISBN13: 9780807170441
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.1"