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C/M/2479. Emergency and disaster management: case of Hurricane Katrina

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2012
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The paper addresses the problems associated with emergency preparedness for disasters defining the terms of emergency and disaster management (DM), and applying the theory of DM to the case of Hurricane Katrina that occurred in August 2005. The implementation of the evacuation plan in the disaster site of New Orleans is critically examined arguing the lack of appropriate crisis management.

 

KEYWORDS: Emergency, disaster management, Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans,

 
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