Caught in the Path of Katrina - A Survey of the Hurricane''s Human Effects

Drawing on the accounts of more than twenty-five hundred Katrina survivors, two researchers provide a rare longitudinal look at the hurricane's financial, social, psychological, and physical impacts.

List of contents

• Foreword by Lee Clarke
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Experiencing Katrina
• Chapter 3. The Long Road Home
• Chapter 4. Emerging Obstacles to Rebuilding
• Chapter 5. Physical Health Effects
• Chapter 6. Mental Health Effects
• Chapter 7. Summing Up and Lessons Learned
• Appendix 1. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
• Appendix 2. Survey Methodology
• Notes
• Index

About the author

By J. Steven Picou and Keith Nicholls

Summary

Drawing on the accounts of more than twenty-five hundred Katrina survivors, two researchers provide a rare longitudinal look at the hurricane’s financial, social, psychological, and physical impacts.

Product details

• Authors: Keith Nicholls, J. Steven Picou, J. Steven Nicholls Picou, J. Steven/ Nicholls Picou
• Publisher: University Of Texas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781477319734
• ISBN: 978-1-4773-1973-4
• No. of pages: 136
• Series: The Katrina Bookshelf
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Soziologie, 21. Jahrhundert (2000 bis 2100 n. Chr.), Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA