ABSTRACT
Hurricane Katrina as a Predictable Surprise [open pdf - 495KB]
"The paper asks whether the preparation and response of federal agencies in New Orleans to Hurricane Katrina was a predictable surprise. The discussion examines the role of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in preparing the levee protection system, asking whether its organizational processes supported surprise-avoidance, or were surprise-conducive. FEMA's Katrina response is also reviewed with the same concerns. The actions of each agency are considered along four characteristic traits of predictable surprises. The study offers several policy proposals, some presented by the Secretary of Homeland Security and others stemming from insights developed in the current analysis."
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| Date: | 2005 |
| Copyright: | 2005 by the authors |
| Retrieved From: | Homeland Security Affairs Journal: http://www.hsaj.org/hsa/ |
| Format: | pdf |
| Media Type: | application/pdf |
| Source: | Homeland Security Affairs (2005), v.1 no.2, article 7 |
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