Main Title |
The storm : what went wrong and why during hurricane Katrina : the inside story from one Louisiana scientist / |
Author |
Van Heerden, Ivor Ll.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Viking, |
Year Published |
2006 |
OCLC Number |
65302481 |
ISBN |
0670037818; 9780670037810 |
Subjects |
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 ;
Emergency management--Gulf States ;
Disaster relief--Gulf States ;
Katrina (Hurrikan) ;
Katastrophenmanagement
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
HV635.5.V36 2006 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
05/14/2012 |
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Collation |
308 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
Introduction: Disaster, tragedy, failure, and hope -- Storm clouds -- Leave, please! -- Laughed out of the room - Levees lite -- The second-worst-case scenario -- Into the breach -- Is anyone in charge here? -- Wetlands forever -- The score on the Corps -- The investigation -- Now or never. A disaster specialist explains why he had been predicting a tragedy similar to Hurricane Katrina's destruction for a decade, and outlines his plans for preventing a similar catastrophe from occurring in the future. |
Place Published |
New York |
PUB Date Free Form |
2006 |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
2006044727 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20120511121512 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
02377cam 22005174a 45020 |