Acts of God :: the unnatural history of natural disaster in America /
"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? [This book] is a provocative...
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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| Ausgabe: | 2nd ed. |
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| Zusammenfassung: | "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? [This book] 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 was first published. Focusing on America's worst natural disasters, Steinberg argues that it is wrong to see these tragedies as random outbursts of nature's violence or expressions of divine judgment. He reveals how the decisions of business leaders and government officials have paved the way for greater losses of life and property, especially among those least able to withstand such blows--America's poor, elderly, and minorities. Seeing nature of God as the primary culprit, Steinberg explains, has helped to hide the fact that some Americans are simply better able to protect themselves from the violence of nature than others."--Page 4 of cover |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xxv, 309 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-292) and index. |
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| spelling | Steinberg, Theodore, 1961- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgxkyJhQt4wctKmw8WkXd Acts of God : the unnatural history of natural disaster in America / Ted Steinberg. 2nd ed. New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. 1 online resource (xxv, 309 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-292) and index. Preface to the Second edition -- Return of the suppressed -- Last call for Judgement Day -- Disaster as archetype -- Do-it-yourself deathscape -- Body counting -- Federalizing risk -- Building for Apocalypse -- Uncle Sam-floodplain recidivist -- The perils of private property -- Containing calamity -- The Neurotic life of weather control -- Forecasting at the fair weather service -- Who pays? -- The Drowning of America -- Notes-Bibliography-Index. "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? [This book] 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 was first published. Focusing on America's worst natural disasters, Steinberg argues that it is wrong to see these tragedies as random outbursts of nature's violence or expressions of divine judgment. He reveals how the decisions of business leaders and government officials have paved the way for greater losses of life and property, especially among those least able to withstand such blows--America's poor, elderly, and minorities. Seeing nature of God as the primary culprit, Steinberg explains, has helped to hide the fact that some Americans are simply better able to protect themselves from the violence of nature than others."--Page 4 of cover Print version record. English. Natural disasters United States History. Emergency management United States History. Disaster relief United States History. Catastrophes naturelles États-Unis Histoire. Gestion des situations d'urgence États-Unis Histoire. Secours aux victimes de catastrophes États-Unis Histoire. NATURE Natural Disasters. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Disasters & Disaster Relief. bisacsh Disaster relief fast Emergency management fast Natural disasters fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq History fast Print version: Steinberg, Theodore, 1961- Acts of God. 2nd ed. New York : Oxford University Press, 2006 0195309685 (OCoLC)70294859 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=364425 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Steinberg, Theodore, 1961- Acts of God : the unnatural history of natural disaster in America / Return of the suppressed -- Last call for Judgement Day -- Disaster as archetype -- Do-it-yourself deathscape -- Body counting -- Federalizing risk -- Building for Apocalypse -- Uncle Sam-floodplain recidivist -- The perils of private property -- Containing calamity -- The Neurotic life of weather control -- Forecasting at the fair weather service -- Who pays? -- The Drowning of America -- Natural disasters United States History. Emergency management United States History. Disaster relief United States History. Catastrophes naturelles États-Unis Histoire. Gestion des situations d'urgence États-Unis Histoire. Secours aux victimes de catastrophes États-Unis Histoire. NATURE Natural Disasters. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Disasters & Disaster Relief. bisacsh Disaster relief fast Emergency management fast Natural disasters fast |
| title | Acts of God : the unnatural history of natural disaster in America / |
| title_alt | Return of the suppressed -- Last call for Judgement Day -- Disaster as archetype -- Do-it-yourself deathscape -- Body counting -- Federalizing risk -- Building for Apocalypse -- Uncle Sam-floodplain recidivist -- The perils of private property -- Containing calamity -- The Neurotic life of weather control -- Forecasting at the fair weather service -- Who pays? -- The Drowning of America -- |
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| title_full | Acts of God : the unnatural history of natural disaster in America / Ted Steinberg. |
| title_fullStr | Acts of God : the unnatural history of natural disaster in America / Ted Steinberg. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acts of God : the unnatural history of natural disaster in America / Ted Steinberg. |
| title_short | Acts of God : |
| title_sort | acts of god the unnatural history of natural disaster in america |
| title_sub | the unnatural history of natural disaster in America / |
| topic | Natural disasters United States History. Emergency management United States History. Disaster relief United States History. Catastrophes naturelles États-Unis Histoire. Gestion des situations d'urgence États-Unis Histoire. Secours aux victimes de catastrophes États-Unis Histoire. NATURE Natural Disasters. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Disasters & Disaster Relief. bisacsh Disaster relief fast Emergency management fast Natural disasters fast |
| topic_facet | Natural disasters United States History. Emergency management United States History. Disaster relief United States History. Catastrophes naturelles États-Unis Histoire. Gestion des situations d'urgence États-Unis Histoire. Secours aux victimes de catastrophes États-Unis Histoire. NATURE Natural Disasters. SOCIAL SCIENCE Disasters & Disaster Relief. Disaster relief Emergency management Natural disasters United States History |
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