Who killed New Orleans? : mother nature vs. human nature / Diane Holloway ; with Johannes Spreen and Bob Cheney.
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TextPublication details: New York : IUniverse, c2005.Description: xiv, 174 p. ; 23 cmISBN: - 0595373917 (pbk.)
- 9780595373918 (pbk.)
- 363.34922/0976335 22
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| 363.3492209763 ONR On risk and disaster : lessons from Hurricane Katrina / | 363.3492209763 PEE Reconstructing childhood : an exploratory study of children in Hurricane Katrina / | 363.3492209763 RIV Katrina : after the flood | 363.349220976335 HOL Who killed New Orleans? : mother nature vs. human nature / | 363.3492209941 VAN Trees, houses and cyclones. | 363.34922099413 KAR Karratha/Cape Lambert storm surge impact mitigation study. | 363.34922099429 BAL Balawurrwurr ya-wola-bena = a cyclone came / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-152) and index.
Ch. 1: Why are we blaming everyone for killing New Orleans? -- Ch. 2: Who can control "ole mane?" -- Ch. 3: Facts that were denied -- Ch. 4: Police had two roles -- Ch. 5: Politicians had toruble leading -- Ch. 6: Press probably saved lives -- Ch. 7: Pressure groups created pre-disaster problems -- Ch. 8: People are only human -- Ch. 9: Are we stupid to rebuild New Orleans? -- Ch. 10: What can we learn from the past?
This book shows how the politics of human nature influenced the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Louisiana, and especially the city of New Orleans.
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