03139nam 2200721 a 450 991081297460332120240508095732.01-58901-359-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 policy change after catastrophic events /Thomas A. Birkland1st ed.Washington, 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 studiesPolitical planningPolicy sciences.Emergency managementGovernment policyDisaster reliefGovernment policyNatural disastersGovernment policyAeronauticsSafety measuresGovernment policy363.34/5610973363.345610973Birkland Thomas A1620684MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812974603321Lessons of disaster3953577UNINA