Hurricane Katrina : impact, recovery and lessons learned / Nessa P. Godfrey, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Godfrey, Nessa P.

Series:

Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation series.

Natural disaster research, prediction and mitigation series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hurricane Katrina, 2005.

Hurricanes--Gulf Coast (U.S.).

Hurricanes.

Hurricanes--Louisiana--New Orleans.

Natural disasters--Gulf Coast (U.S.).

Natural disasters.

Disaster relief--Gulf Coast (U.S.).

Disaster relief.

Emergency management--Gulf Coast (U.S.).

Emergency management.

Emergency management--United States--Planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (323 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Nova Science Pubishers, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hurricane Katrina was the largest and most costly disaster in American history. This book identifies significant control weaknesses, specifically in Federal Emergency Management Agency, Individuals and Households Program, and in the Department of Homeland Security's purchase card program which has resulted in significant fraud, waste, and abuse.

Contents:

Intro

HURRICANE KATRINA: IMPACT, RECOVERY AND LESSONS LEARNED

CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1 TESTIMONY OF GIL JAMIESON, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR GULF COAST RECOVERY, FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, UNITED STATES SENATE, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, JANUARY 29, 2007

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND

OVERVIEW OF RECOVERY

OVERVIEW OF RECOVERY IN LOUISIANA

Individual Assistance

Direct Housing

Individual Assistance Challenges

Extension to FEMA's Housing Program

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE

Project Worksheets

Debris Removal and Demolitions

Public Assistance Challenges

MITIGATION

Building Back Better

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)

Flood Insurance

INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE - TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACTS (IA-TACS) AWARDED FOR THE 2005 HURRICANE SEASON

Background and Status

MAJOR CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR THE 2006 HURRICANE SEASON

Individual Assistance - Technical Assistance Contracts (IA-TA C IIs)

Maintenance and Deactivation Contracts (MDCs)

Ground Maintenance Contracts

Mississippi Blocking, Leveling, and Anchoring Contracts

Security Contracts

Other Contracts

ALTERNATIVE HOUSING PILOT PROGRAM

Background

Selection Process

Results

Current Status and Next Steps

CONCLUSION

Chapter 2 SENATE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY &amp

GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, HURRICANES KATRINA &amp

RITA: OUTSTANDING NEED, SLOW PROGRESS, JANUARY 29, 2007, TESTIMONY OF C. RAY NAGIN, MAYOR, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

I. NEW ORLEANS PRE-KATRINA

II. HURRICANE KATRINA'S IMPACT

III. IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO KATRINA

IV. WHERE ARE WE NOW

V. ACCELERATING OUR OWN RECOVERY

A. One New Orleans Road Home Fast Track.

B. Gutting/Remediation

C. Post-Katrina Adjudicated Property Program

D. Office of Recovery Management

E. Citywide Planning

i. Phase I - Revisioning

ii. Phase II - Neighborhood and Citywide Recovery Planning

iii. Phase III - Comprehensive Master Plan with Accompanying CZO

F. New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA)

VII. CHALLENGES TO RECOVERY

A. Flood and Hurricane Protection

B. Evacuation &amp

Shelter

C. Public Assistance and Funding

D. Community Disaster Loan

E. Housing

F. Availability and Cost of Insurance

E. Healthcare

H. Public Safety

VIII. CLOSE

Chapter 3 TESTIMONY OF SUZANNE MESTAYER, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, GREATER NEW ORLEANS, INC., SENATE HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, "HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA: OUTSTANDING NEED, SLOW PROGRESS", JANUARY 29, 2007

Chapter 4 CHAIRMAN LIEBERMAN, SENATOR LANDRIEU AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE SENATE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE

HOUSING

LEVEES

FEMA PUBLIC ASSISTANCE/PROJECT WORKSHEETS

LOCAL ISSUES

Healthcare

Public Education

Criminal Justice

Economic Development

Chapter 5 FEMA DISASTER HOUSING AND HURRICANE KATRINA: OVERVIEW, ANALYSIS, AND CONGRESSIONAL ISSUES*

ABSTRACT

STAFFORD ACT SECTION 403

Traditional Stafford Act Sheltering/Housing

The Katrina Experience

Traditional Mass Shelters

Cruise Ships

Traditional Hotels and Motels

Traditional Apartment Rentals by States

The Transition to Section 408

STAFFORD ACT SECTION 408

Traditional Section 408 Rental, Repair, and Replacement Assistance

Traditional Housing Repair and Replacement

Traditional Manufactured Housing

The Katrina Experience.

Health and Safety Concerns in Manufactured Housing

Housing Inspections: Strengths and Limitations

ISSUES FOR CONGRESS

National Disaster Housing Strategy

FEMA Group Site Location

FEMA Group Site Management of Services

Delivering Housing: When and Where

Equity in Assistance

Choice for Disaster Assistance Applicants

Incentives for Communities

Unintended Consequences

Closer to Home: FEMA's Original Plan

Victims without Homes

HUD-FEMA and Long Term Housing

The Road Home

Mortgage and Rental Assistance

Katrina Cottages

POSSIBLE CONGRESSIONAL APPROACHES

Catastrophic Tier

Catastrophic Housing

FEMA Group Site Management Services

MRA Restoration

Regulatory Waivers

Cost-Share Waivers

Administrative Responsibility

CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS

APPENDIX A - HUD AND OTHER FEDERAL HOUSING RESOURCES

KDHAP and HUD Assistance

APPENDIX B - VICTIMS WITHOUT HOMES: THE LOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKE AND HURRICANE ANDREW

Loma Prieta Earthquake

Hurricane Andrew

REFERENCES

Chapter 6 HURRICANE KATRINA: INSURANCE LOSSES AND NATIONAL CAPACITIES FOR FINANCING DISASTER RISKS*

THE U.S. ECONOMY AND NATURAL DISASTERS

CATASTROPHE LOSSES FROM 2005 HURRICANES

Property/Casualty Insurers Withstood Record Catastrophe Losses

MAJOR FEDERAL DISASTER INSURANCE LEGISLATION

110th Congress

109th Congress

108th Congress

CONCLUDING REMARKS

APPENDIX A. SUMMARY OF FEDERAL DISASTERS INSURANCE LEGISLATION: 1973-2007

Chapter 7 POST-KATRINA INSURANCE ISSUES SURROUNDING WATER DAMAGE EXCLUSIONS IN HOMEOWNERS' INSURANCE POLICIES*

THE ISSUES

Overview

IMPACT OF HURRICANE KATRINA ON INSURANCE MARKETS.

Post-Katrina Economic Uncertainty for Policyholders and Insurers

Issues of Contention

Insurance Coverage Disputes

Disasters and the Law

U.S. Floodplain Management Policy

Insurance Reforms

INSURANCE POLICY LANGUAGE AND COVERAGE

Federal Flood Insurance

Standard Flood Insurance Policy (SFIP)

NFIP's Definition of a Flood

Standard Homeowners' Insurance

Insuring Clauses

Named-Perils v. Open-Perils Policies

Water Damage Exclusion

CLAIMS ADJUSTMENT, CAUSATION, AND POLICY LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION

Causation Battles over Hurricane Katrina Claims

Concurrent Causation

Proximate Cause

Efficient Proximate Cause

Anti-Concurrent Causation Clauses

Unfair Claims Practices State Laws

SUMMARY OF KATRINA LITIGATION

"Valued Policy" Statutes and Related Litigation

Other Litigation

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF INSURER'S CLAIM HANDLING PRACTICES

LEGISLATIVE RESPONSE

Chapter 8 DISASTER DEBRIS REMOVAL AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA: STATUS AND ASSOCIATED ISSUES*

Amount and Types of Debris

Governmental Roles in Debris Removal

Funding Debris Removal Activities

State Debris Plans and Emergency Declarations

CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH DEBRIS REMOVAL ACTIVITIES

Difficulty Separating Waste and the Slow Return of Residents

C&amp

D Waste Issues

Demolition of Private Properties

Asbestos in Buildings Being Demolished

APPENDIX. TYPES OF DISASTER DEBRIS, SELECTED ISSUES/CONCERNS WITH REMOVAL, AND A SUMMARY OF SELECTED GOVERNMENTAL ROLES IN POST-KATRINA DEBRIS REMOVAL ACTIVITIES

Chapter 9 FEDERAL LIABILITY FOR HURRICANE KATRINA-RELATED FLOOD DAMAGE*

LEVEE FAILURE

THEORIES OF LIABILITY

The Federal Tort Claims Act

Negligence.

Discretionary Function Exception

The Discretionary Function Exception as Applied to Corps of Engineer Projects

Flood Control Act of 1928

ANALYSIS

Federal Tort Claims Act

Flood Control Act

Negligence

Chapter 10 REBUILDING HOUSING AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA: LESSONS LEARNED AND UNRESOLVED ISSUES*

Katrina Was Unprecedented

IMPACT

Initial Proposals for Recovery Coordination

The Future

WHY REBUILDING SEEMS SLOW

Severity

Severity Triggers More Reviews

Population Density

Destruction of Public Infrastructure

Diseconomies of Scale and Coordination

Dispersal

Prior Transition

LESSONS LEARNED AND QUESTIONS FOR THE FUTURE

Future Disasters

What Should Be Done About Uninsured Losses?

Where Should Responsibility and Authority Rest?

SUMMARY

APPENDIX - MAP OF AREA MOST IMPACTED BY HURRICANE KATRINA

Chapter 11 HURRICANE KATRINA: TRENDS IN THE OPERATING RESULTS OF FIVE HOSPITALS IN NEW ORLEANS BEFORE AND AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA*

RESULTS IN BRIEF

West Jefferson Medical Center (West Jefferson)

East Jefferson General Hospital (East Jefferson)

Touro Infirmary (Touro)

Tulane University Hospital and Clinic (Tulane)

Ochsner Health System (Ochsner)

OPERATING RESULTS DECLINED WITH HURRICANE KATRINA, BUT SOME IMPROVEMENT NOTED FOR MOST OF THE HOSPITALS

Hospital Operating Income or Loss

Hospital Net Income or Loss

Hospital Earnings before Interest, Depreciation, and Amortization

INCREASED EXPENSES CONTINUE TO AFFECT HOSPITAL OPERATING RESULTS

Contributing Factors Based on Hospital Officials and Hospital Information

Views of Credit Analysts

AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION

ENCLOSURE I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY.

ENCLOSURE II: SPECIAL PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY THE FIVE NEW ORLEANS HOSPITALS.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61470-062-1