Hurricane Katrina and the forgotten coast of Mississippi / Susan Cutter, University of South Carolina ; Christopher T. Emrich, University of South Carolina ; Jerry T. Mitchell, University of South Carolina ; Walter W. Piegorsch, University of Arizona ; Mark M. Smith, University of South Carolina ; Lynn Weber, University of South Carolina.
"Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast in August 2005 with devastating consequences. Almost all analyses of the disaster have been dedicated to the way the hurricane affected New Orleans. This volume examines the impact of Katrina on southern Mississippi. While communities along Mississ...
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| Summary: | "Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast in August 2005 with devastating consequences. Almost all analyses of the disaster have been dedicated to the way the hurricane affected New Orleans. This volume examines the impact of Katrina on southern Mississippi. While communities along Mississippi's Gulf Coast shared the impact, their socioeconomic and demographic compositions varied widely, leading to different types and rates of recovery. This volume furthers our understanding of the pace of recovery and its geographic extent, and explores the role of inequalities in the recovery process and those antecedent conditions that could give rise to a "recovery divide." It will be especially appealing to researchers and advanced students of natural disasters and policy makers dealing with disaster consequences and recovery"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139870801 1139870807 9781139161831 1139161830 1139698834 9781139698832 1139861859 9781139861854 1139860798 9781139860796 1139865072 9781139865074 1139868659 9781139868655 1139862944 9781139862943 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9781139161831 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |