Hurricane Andrew, the public schools, and the rebuilding of community / Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr. and Sandra H. Fradd.

By:

Provenzo, Eugene F

Material type: Text

TextSeries: SUNY series, education and culturePublication details: Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, 1995.Description: v, 177 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0791424812 (hc)
0791424820 (pbk)

DDC classification:

371.010975938 20

Contents:

Subject: Hurricane Andrew struck South Florida early on Monday morning August 24, 1992. Widely described as the worst natural disaster in modern U.S. history, the storm left 38 people dead in South Florida, 80,000 homes destroyed, and damage estimates of at least $20 billion. The area devastated by the hurricane was approximately three times the size of Manhattan. Almost 250,000 people were left homeless by Andrew - roughly the population of the entire city of Las Vegas, Nevada. Garbage generated by the storm in a single night was equal to the projected landfill for Dade County for the next thirty years .

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	371.010975938 HUR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		009689277

Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-172) and index.

1. Hurricane Andrew and South Florida: The Beginning -- 2. Emergency Plans of the School System and Its Initial Response -- 3. The Immediate Impact of Hurricane Andrew on Families and Children in South Florida -- 4. The Opening of the Schools - Coping with the Aftermath -- 5. The Ongoing Rebuilding Process -- 6. The Year's End at Bowman Foster Ashe and Gilbert L. Porter Elementary Schools -- 7. Pine Villa Elementary School -- 8. Conclusion.

Hurricane Andrew struck South Florida early on Monday morning August 24, 1992. Widely described as the worst natural disaster in modern U.S. history, the storm left 38 people dead in South Florida, 80,000 homes destroyed, and damage estimates of at least $20 billion. The area devastated by the hurricane was approximately three times the size of Manhattan. Almost 250,000 people were left homeless by Andrew - roughly the population of the entire city of Las Vegas, Nevada. Garbage generated by the storm in a single night was equal to the projected landfill for Dade County for the next thirty years .

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