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Acts of God [[electronic resource] ] : the unnatural history of natural disaster in America / / Ted Steinberg



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Autore: Steinberg Theodore <1961-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Acts of God [[electronic resource] ] : the unnatural history of natural disaster in America / / Ted Steinberg Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
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.: 9910791787803321
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