03145nam 2200709 a 450 991045185600332120200520144314.01-58901-359-X1-4356-3192-7(CKB)1000000000484014(EBL)547783(OCoLC)648711569(SSID)ssj0000191388(PQKBManifestationID)11215807(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000191388(PQKBWorkID)10185148(PQKB)11730699(MiAaPQ)EBC547783(OCoLC)614491470(MdBmJHUP)muse15242(Au-PeEL)EBL547783(CaPaEBR)ebr10236730(EXLCZ)99100000000048401420060131d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLessons of disaster[electronic resource] policy change after catastrophic events /Thomas A. BirklandWashington, D.C. Georgetown University Pressc20061 online resource (235 p.)American governance and public policy seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-58901-121-X 1-58901-120-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-207) and index.September 11, learning, and policy change -- Learning from aviation security disasters -- Learning from earthquakes and hurricanes.Even before the wreckage of a disaster is cleared, one question is foremost in the minds of the public: What can be done to prevent this from happening again? Today, news media and policymakers often invoke the lessons of September 11 and the lessons of Hurricane Katrina. Certainly, these unexpected events heightened awareness about problems that might have contributed to or worsened the disasters, particularly about gaps in preparation. Inquiries and investigations are made that claim that lessons were learned from a disaster, leading us to assume that we will be more ready the next time a siAmerican governance and public policy.Political planningUnited StatesPolicy sciencesEmergency managementGovernment policyUnited StatesCase studiesDisaster reliefGovernment policyUnited StatesCase studiesNatural disastersGovernment policyUnited StatesCase studiesAeronauticsSafety measuresGovernment policyUnited StatesCase studiesElectronic books.Political planningPolicy sciences.Emergency managementGovernment policyDisaster reliefGovernment policyNatural disastersGovernment policyAeronauticsSafety measuresGovernment policy363.34/5610973Birkland Thomas A874537MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451856003321Lessons of disaster1952708UNINA