LEADER 02686nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910811430203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-983899-2 010 $a1-283-09825-3 010 $a9786613098252 010 $a0-19-983891-7 035 $a(CKB)2560000000061060 035 $a(EBL)665493 035 $a(OCoLC)707067815 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000631645 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11451872 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000631645 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10599386 035 $a(PQKB)10546210 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC665493 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL665493 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10465661 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL309825 035 $a(OCoLC)70294859 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB162259 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000061060 100 $a20060713d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aActs of God $ethe unnatural history of natural disaster in America /$fTed Steinberg 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (336 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-530968-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 277-292) and index. 327 $aContents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface; Introduction: Hometown Blues; I: RETURN OF THE SUPPRESSED; II: FEDERALIZING RISK; III: CONTAINING CALAMITY; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aAs the waters of the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain began to pour into New Orleans, people began asking the big question--could any of this have been avoided? How much of the damage from Hurricane Katrina was bad luck, and how much was poor city planning? Steinberg's Acts of God is a provocative history of natural disasters in the United States. This revised edition features a new chapter analyzing the failed response to Hurricane Katrina, a disaster Steinberg warned could happen when the book first was published. Focusing on America's worst natural disasters, Steinberg argues that i 606 $aNatural disasters$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aEmergency management$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aDisaster relief$zUnited States$xHistory 615 0$aNatural disasters$xHistory. 615 0$aEmergency management$xHistory. 615 0$aDisaster relief$xHistory. 676 $a363.34/0973 700 $aSteinberg$b Theodore$f1961-$01109544 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811430203321 996 $aActs of God$94000982 997 $aUNINA