Acts of God : the unnatural history of natural disaster in America / / Ted Steinberg
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| Autore: |
Steinberg Theodore <1961->
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| Titolo: |
Acts of God : the unnatural history of natural disaster in America / / Ted Steinberg
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 363.34/0973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Natural disasters - United States - History |
| Emergency management - United States - History | |
| Disaster relief - United States - History | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-292) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface; Introduction: Hometown Blues; I: RETURN OF THE SUPPRESSED; II: FEDERALIZING RISK; III: CONTAINING CALAMITY; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | As 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Acts of God |
| ISBN: | 0-19-983899-2 |
| 1-283-09825-3 | |
| 9786613098252 | |
| 0-19-983891-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910811430203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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