Hurricane Katrina. Management Annotated Bibliography

DISASTER RECOVERY FOLLOWING HURRICANE KATRINA
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Callery, S. (2015). Hurricane Katrina. New York, NY: Scholastic Inc.
The book is a primary source educating on the details of Hurricane Katrina, by choosing to include the book, a learner gets to understand the history of the disastrous storm. According to Callery, hurricane Katrina was a category three storm that reached an anticipated level of winds with a high speed of up to 120 miles per hour. The ensuring destruction led to the loss of lives ever to be recorded in American history. The storm's direct result contributed to the deaths of about 1,200 people, which cost the American population an estimated 108 billion US Dollars in damaged property. According to Callery, Hurricane Katrina, in its wake, left many people dead and a massive trail of property damages.
Barbour, H., & Nash, J. (2015). America's great storm: Leading through Hurricane Katrina. Jackson [Mississippi]: University Press of Mississippi.
Barbour, H., & Nash present a detailed compilation of hurricane Katrina detailing its devastating effects, especially to the American people. The two authors give a first-person account explaining the overwhelming nature of the natural dictator ever to be recorded in America. In detail, the two authors blame on the Mississippi emergency management department.
Kroll-Smith, J. S. (2018). Recovering inequality: Hurricane Katrina, the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, and the aftermath of a disaster. Austin: University of Texas Press.
Kroll-Smith acts as the direct source of information into the lethal mix of a natural disaster, Hurricane Katrina. The author’s work tells the story of the reckless human behavior witnessed in San Francisco in 1960. Kroll Smith gives descriptive accounts of the impacts of the natural disaster, which claimed the lives of an estimated 80% population. The author mainly blames the management of responsible government bodies in responding to the catastrophe.
Bullard, R. D., & Wright, B. (2009). Race, place, and environmental justice after Hurricane Katrina: Struggles to reclaim, rebuild, and revitalize New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
Bullard & Wright blame on the law and policy in dealing with Hurricane Katrina. In detailing the two authors argue that the failure of the government to offer transportation to the stranded resulted in the after-effects of the disaster that caused the deaths of many people. In their view, many of the recorded deaths were the elderly, the disabled, and inconvenienced persons. The failure of community empowerment is also of significant discussion for the authors, who mainly the American government for failing to invest the human capital that resulted in an unhealthy rebuilding process. Bullard & Wright also argue that the lack of a backed strategy displayed the failure of the government’s investment in environmental justice. Lastly, the sources offer a deeper understanding of the effects of the lack of social inclusion during catastrophic moments, as witnessed in Hurricane Katrina.
Marc J. Kahn, & Benjamin P. Sachs. (January 01, 2018). Crises and Turnaround Management: Lessons Learned from Recovery of New Orleans and Tulane University Following Hurricane Katrina. Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal, 9, 4.)
Marc & Benjamin evaluate and try to elaborate on the turnaround management of Hurricane Katrina. The general assessments presented by the authors revolve around the assessment of the American healthcare systems. According to Marc and Benjamin, American medical professionals' failure became evident after the natural disaster. The New Orleans public health systems are of critical scrutiny in their documentation, presenting the proposal that supports the articulation of visions and agile decision making. By including the sources, it possible to review the history of the disaster and understand the role of teamwork in dealing with related issues of national importance.
Benoit, P. (2012). Hurricane Katrina. New York: Children's Press.
The survey information book discloses Hurricane Katrina’s impacts, giving the details of the disaster. The book also offers first-hand information leading to the events of the tragedy and its impact on American society
Tuchman, G. (2015). Hurricane Katrina. New York: Scholastic, Inc.,
Tuchman explains the horrific events of Hurricane Katrina, bringing to life the different memories. The author describes the horrific events to have affected the American people, using personal experiences. In a different context, Tuchman revives the memories of lost history in the New Orleans region. As a result, the source offer credible information, regardi...