Fostering Community Resilience - Homeland Security and Hurricane Katrina

Zusatztext A Baker & Taylor Academic Essentials Title in Environmental and Other Disasters Informationen zum Autor Tom Lansford, University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast, USA, Jack Covarrubias, University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast, USA, Brian Carriere, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, USA and Justin Miller, Mississippi College School of Law, USA Klappentext Using the Mississippi Gulf Coast as a case study, this book focuses on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and develops the concept of resilience and how it applies to Homeland Security. By examining what went right, what went wrong, and what can be improved upon during the Mississippi Gulf Coast's recovery, scholars and policymakers can better understand community resilience not just as a concept, but also as a practice. Zusammenfassung Using the Mississippi Gulf Coast as a case study, this book focuses on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and develops the concept of resilience and how it applies to Homeland Security in the aftermath of the worst natural disaster to hit the United States. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Resilience and Homeland Security; Chapter 2 Hurricane Katrina’s Impact on the Mississippi Gulf Coast; Chapter 3 The Mississippi Gulf Coast; Chapter 4 The Mississippi Gulf Coast; Chapter 5 The Mississippi Gulf Coast; Chapter 6 The Mississippi Gulf Coast; Chapter 7 Some Lessons in Resilience;

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Brian Carriere, Jack Covarrubias, Covarrubias Jack, Professor Tom Lansford, Professor Tom Covarrubias Lansford, Tom Lansford, Tom Covarrubias Lansford, Justin Miller, Miller Justin
• Edition: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 28.09.2010
• EAN: 9781409402497
• ISBN: 978-1-4094-0249-7
• Pages: 148
• Thèmes: Homeland Security; Homeland Security
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences sociales en général; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, Politics & government, environmental science, engineering & technology, Politics and government, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Environmental policy and protocols