Shelter from the Storm:Repairing the National Emergency Management System after Hurricane Katrina(The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science Series)
政治学理论Watching the disastrous response to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was like watching "a train wreck in slow motion." Katrina exposed the weakness of existing emergency management and response policies on all levels - local, state, and federal.
Poor planning, poor decision-making, and poor communication before, during, and after Katrina betrayed public confidence in the ability of public officials to effectively organize and manage emergency response. The bungled response cost lives and property. So what lessons have been