On risk and disaster : lessons from Hurricane Katrina / edited by Ronald J. Daniels, Donald F. Kettl, and Howard Kunreuther ; foreword by Amy Gutmann.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Daniels, Ronald J. (Ronald Joel), 1959-

Kettl, Donald F.

Kunreuther, Howard.

Conference Name:

National Symposium on Risk and Disasters (2005 : Washington, D.C.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hurricane Katrina, 2005.

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

Emergency management.

Crisis management in government--Gulf Coast (U.S.).

Crisis management in government.

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

Disaster relief.

Risk perception--Gulf Coast (U.S.).

Risk perception.

Risk assessment--Gulf Coast (U.S.).

Risk assessment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Named one of Planetizen's Top 10 Books of 2006Hurricane 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.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.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 for moving ahead in rebuilding the Gulf coast.Contributors: Matthew Adler, Vicki Bier, Baruch Fischhoff, Kenneth R. Foster, Robert Giegengack, Peter Gosselin, Scott E. Harrington, Carolyn Kousky, Robert Meyer, Harvey G. Ryland, Brian L. Strom, Kathleen Tierney, Michael J. Trebilcock, Detlof von Winterfeldt, Jonathan Walters, Richard J. Zeckhauser.

Contents:

pt. 1. The challenge of the Gulf

pt. 2. Thinking about risk

pt. 3. Private sector strategies for managing risk

pt. 4. The government's role in disaster preparedness and response.

Notes:

Essays published in association with the National Symposium on Risk and Disasters (Dec. 2005, Washington, D.C.), organized by the University of Pennsylvania in collaboration with Congressional quarterly and the Communications Institute.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-286).

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9786613212399

9781283212397

1283212390

9780812205473

0812205472

OCLC:

759158156