Hurricane Katrina that ripped through the Gulf Coast of the United States on August 29, 2005, was one of the most destructive tropical cyclones ever to hit the United States. The exact scale of damage is still being assessed but there is little doubt that the human suffering and the economic damage caused by the storm is colossal.
hile people around the world have come to expect wide-scale destruction by natural disasters in third world countries due to their limited resources, the effect of the storm in the most resourceful country of the world left most people stunned. A majority of observers were taken aback at the lack of preparation and the lethargic response of the federal and state government agencies to the crisis. However others, who have followed the systematic erosion of the government's role, cuts in social welfare programs and the intense lobbying for privatization of public services in…...
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"Hurricane Katrina." From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. September 12, 2005. September 12, 2005.
Karl, Terry Lynn. "Bush's second Gulf disaster." Open Democracy. August 09, 2005. September 11, 2005.
Klein, Joe. "Listen to What Katrina Is Saying." September 04, 2005. September 11, 2005. Time.com.
"The Lost City": Special Report: After Katrina. Newsweek: Print Edition, September 12, 2005
A large portion of this cost ultimately is borne by the state (Handmer, 2006). Therefore, through rational choice theory, policy was enacted to provide benefit at the lowest cost. For instance, sales taxes were raised, drainage systems were implemented to prevent flooding, building codes were upgraded to prevent excessive property damage, and job training programs were implemented to help spur growth. All of this legislation was enacted through the use of cost benefit analysis to determine, over the long-term, how much money the state can save (Hartman, 2006).
In conclusion, both elitism and ration choice theory can have a dramatic impact on society, policy making, and emergency response. As mentioned above, elitism, when used in an extreme many, can have severely adverse consequences on society. Aspects such as rapid inequality, lack of opportunity, economic inefficiencies, and a stagnating middle class wages, all harm society. In regards to policy making, only…...
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1) Domhoff, G. William (1990). The power elite and the state: how policy is made in America. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 978-0-202-30373-4
2) Hartmann, Michael (2007). The sociology of elites. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-41197-4
3) Hartman, C. And Squires, G. (ed.) (2006) There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster: Race, Class, and Hurricane Katrina. Routledge.
4) Hindmoor, a. (2006) Rational Choice. Palgrave Macmillan.
Hurricane Katrina and Economic Implications
Hurricane Katrina and the Economic Implications
The events of the incident and the economic backlash
The 2005 Hurricane Katrina that ended up encompassing the cities of Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana can be termed as one of the most deadly hurricanes to hit the United States of America and left millions of people in absolutely despair along with serious economic implications for the entire country to cope up with. The government and administration of President ush ended up allocating almost $105 billion to stabilize the country and the hurricane-hit regions. The hurricane disrupted not just the lives of people but also left them helpless and worried about the fulfillment of their basic needs as there was a disruption in the supply of many commodities like Oil, cotton and other food supplies.
The Hurricane left almost 600,000 people in New Orleans absolutely jobless. The estimated loss that the Hurricane left on…...
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Bibliography
Herman, Charles. Katrina's Economic Impact: One Year Later. August 2006.
Labonte, Mac. "The Macroeconomic Effects of Hurricane Katrina." CRS Report for the Congress. 2005.
Silverman, Fran. "After Katrina, Taking Precautions in Connecticut." The NY Times August 2008.
There is definitely a time for accountability; but what isn't fair is to dump on the federal officials and avoid those most responsible -- local and state officials who failed to do their job as the first responders. The plain fact is lives were needlessly lost in New Orleans due to the failure of Louisiana's governor, Kathleen lanco, and the city's mayor, Ray Nagin (Williams, 2005).
The primary responsibility for dealing with emergencies does not belong to the federal government. It belongs to local and state officials who are charged by law with the management of the crucial first response to disasters. First response should be carried out by local and state emergency personnel under the supervision of the state governor and her emergency operations center.
The actions and inactions are a national disgrace due to their failure to implement the previously established evacuation plans of the state and city.…...
Schneider, S. (2005). Administrative breakdowns in the governmental response to Hurricane Katrina. Public Administration Review, Pages 515-516, Volume 65 Issue 5.
Hurricane Katrina Disaster Evaluation
Review the Final Paper instructions in Week 5. Develop a thesis statement and outline, and identify at least five sources you intend to use for the Final Paper.
Develop a thesis statement. he thesis statement will be the point or claim you argue or prove in your paper.
9/11 and Hurricane Katrina Disaster Evaluation
9/11 and Hurricane Katrina Disaster Evaluation
Hurricane Katrina and the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks should never be forgotten, nor should the victims that were involved in these tragedies. Katrina, the storm that smashed into the city of New Orleans in August 2005, became to be known as one of the deadliest hurricanes in United States history. here were around 1,836 mortalities from the killer storm. he Sept. 11 campaign was the most dangerous terrorist incident in the history of the United States beside Pearl Harbor in 1941. Up until this day, 24 people are still documented as…...
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The News Media had a dominant position in pulling off the 9/11. The process concerned exposing on TV a supernumerary, computer- produced version of reality. The media had a sense of temporarily succeeding to sell to the world the terrible stories behind the 19 young terrorists who hijacked the plane. On September 11, 2001, did a good job in getting tens of millions of Americans clustered around various television sets, observing the sad terrorist assaults on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. In the anxious weeks and months that shadowed, the media was shrewd in making sure that the audiences and person who read remembered the attacks and their aftershock again and again on TV and in newsprints and magazines. Throughout hurricane Katrina, numerous agents of the news media reporting on the outcome of Hurricane Katrina turn out to be directly implicated in the developing events, as an option of simply reporting. Due to the conquest of most ways of contact, such as regular and cell phone systems, field reporters in so many different cases became channels for items between sufferers and specialists. On the other hand, numerous journalists also contributed to the level of false rumors of confusion among the victims, which may have been understood as an sample of yellow journalism.
Disaster and Its impact on Children
The September 11, 2001, (9/11) extremist bouts on the U.S. had and still continues to have an tremendous impact on countless people. Nevertheless, more often than not, we only know about the outcome of 9/11 on adults who saw the occurrences. A group of children were also displayed to the dreadful events of 9/11, and it is conceivable that some established signs of PTSD. In actual fact, children may be at predominantly high risk for emerging PTSD signs after a disturbing event, since they may not have formed adequate managing abilities. With that said, it is not alarming that reports really haven't discovered any changes in the degrees of PTSD among children and adults succeeding the 9/11 bomber attacks. Children may be largely susceptible to suffer posttraumatic stress succeeding admission to a natural disaster, such as Hurricane Katrina. They discovered that many children had skilled a countless deal of stress as an outcome of the hurricane. Most had been exiled by the hurricane, had seen their area demolished or impaired, and had lost certain possessions. Given the constraint that these children were displayed to, it makes perfect sense that several of them experienced severe indications of depression and posttraumatic stress. In truth, one particular study found that more than half of the children went through high levels of depression and posttraumatic stress signs.
Hurricane Katrina
When former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial remarked "The New Orleans we all through we knew is dead," he was speaking about not only 2005 natural mega-storm Hurricane Katrina, but the events and effect the disaster would have on the ity of New Orleans that even today still reverberate. The events surrounding the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina offer a winsome and remarkable case study regarding the continuing social divide between individuals and society, and the inability for big government to manage a crisis effectively. Yet, the disaster brought forward the juxtaposition between two sides -- the macroeconomic consequences of Mother Nature and the heart rendering and emotional plight of individuals.
One event factor, only partially controlled by society, was the almost $100 billion and counting effect of Hurricane Katrina on the U.S. Economy
. This figure is quite low, when one takes into account not just the repairs and reconstruction for…...
Partially is used because many believe the economic damage would have been far less had some of the earlier dikes and engineering plans been better constructed. In addition, many believe adequate measures were not taken to minimize the after effects of this tragedy. See: "Katrina Response a 'Systemic Failure'." (August 30, 2006). Space Daily, in: Systemic_Failure_Former_US_Emergency_Response_Chief_999.html.http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Katrina_Response_A_
If this happened, the city would be flooded, leaving all its citizens without the necessary transportation to leave.
When Katrina approached, however, the government, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency, took no action to help citizens evacuate the city before the hurricane struck. Instead, the clear warnings issues in this regard were simply ignored. Indeed, even after the hurricane struck and the danger became more than potential, government response was delayed for a further two days. In addition, Kay notes that the local government in the city also had no evacuation plan in place when the hurricane struck.
Kay and other critics blame presidential and government incompetence for the consequences of the disaster. Kay also names the 9/11 attacks and the invasion of Iraq as evidence of this incompetence as well as lack of accountability for the disaster. The main reason for the government's lack of response, according to Kay, appears…...
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Sources
Esworthy, Robert, Shierow, Linda-Jo, Copeland, Claudia, Luther Linda & Ramseur, Jonathan L. (2006, May 3). Cleanup After Hurricane Katrina: Environmental Considerations. CRS Report for Congress. http://ncseonline.org/nle/crsreports/06may/RL33115.pdf
These groups, Flaherty asserts, provided the first organizers in shelters, and continue to support the homeless and luckless victims of Katrina.
Meanwhile, an article in the journal Reason laid out the race and class dynamic with forceful simplicity: "Obviously, race and poverty are intertwined in America, and to that extent race was related to who survived in New Orleans" (Young, 2005). And when there are problems connected to the Republican Party that cry out for resolution and understanding - such as the ongoing American occupation and bloody civil strive in Iraq - there are GOP spin-doctors busy at work deflecting the criticism. riter Young notes that "as the city began to retrieve its dead and the final tally was still expected to be in the thousands, some Republicans launched a spin cycle, suggesting that 10,000 dead in a nation of 300 million was that bad..."
riting in Nieman Reports, Boston Globe…...
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Works Cited
Andrew, Edward. (1975). Marx's theory of Classes: Science and Ideology. Canadian Journal of Political Science, 8(3), 454-466.
Cullen, Kevin. (2005). Rumors, Race ad Class Collide. Nieman Reports. Winter 2005.
Thousands of personnel from Coast Guard units nationwide rushed to the scene to provide 1,380 Aids to Navigation discrepancies, to assist in 1,129 pollution cases (seven major pollution incidents) and provide help to 1,000 salvage cases including more than 200 grounded vessels. More than 3,900 Coast Guard personnel responded to the disaster.
hile the FEMA effort stumbled and fell far short of its intended goal, the United States Coast Guard Reserve and Auxiliary joined with regular USCG service members to rescue more than 24,273 people from perilous wind, pounding rain, and killer floodwaters..
The Coast Guard assisted with the evacuation of 9,462 patients from hospitals and nursing care facilities on land. Using eighteen HH-60J and 25 HH-65 helicopters "rescued 12,661 people from peril," according to the Coast Guard data ().
President George . Bush promised New Orleans and Louisiana $60 billion for rebuilding, but according to CBS.com, "Only $6.78 billion has actually…...
The research stated that
Because disasters tend to accelerate existing economic, social, and political trends, the large losses in housing, population, and employment after Katrina are likely to persist and, at best, only partly recover. However, the possibility of breaking free of this gloomy trajectory is feasible and has some historical precedent
Post-Katrina, there is much that can be done to help not only the city's renewal and revitalization from a physical and structure perspective, but there is also a lot that can be done to help alleviate the hurt and anger as a result of a very sluggish response to fellow Americans in the time of need. Politicians have stated that the government should not only help with support, but the government is obligated by statute to do so.
Historical authorities on the free market, Adam Smith and Alexander Hamilton, said that a nation's military defense and its infrastructure were the…...
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Works Cited
Cooper, Helene. New York Times. "Shadow of Hurricane Katrina Hangs Over Obama
Hurricane Katrina
Discuss reasons behind NIBCO's decision to implement an ERP system.
The primary motivation behind NIBCO's decision to implement the new ERP system hinged on economic considerations. From a competitive standpoint, NIBCO needed to innovate. As the case illustrated, the company's information systems were unable to properly communicate with each other. As such, there was a lack of integration between critical business functions. The accounting department, for instances, was unable to properly communicate with the distribution department. This lack of communication and integration made the company's operations inefficient relative to its peers in the industry. This lack of integration, combined with competitive pressures stifled NIBCO's overall earnings growth. The company was losing market share to more efficient and nimble operations. Therefore, the decision to implement the new ERP system was a direct response to the market economy that NIBCO operates in. Without innovation, the company would continue to lose vital market…...
Churches were able to provide food and shelter in a timely and efficient manner. Faith-based organizations also had the assistance of church members who were eager to volunteer.
Recommendations
As a result of the findings presented in this discussion, it is recommended that the American Red Cross and other disaster relief agencies carefully examined their preparedness for future disasters. The research indicates that the Red Cross was ill prepared to handle the amount of people that were affected by Hurricane Katrina.
The lack of preparedness extended into the way that the organization served certain communities in the aftermath of the Hurricane. For instance, many Latino's and other English Language learners were not given the appropriate assistance because people assumed that they were workers and not survivors of the storm. In the future the Red Cross can avoid treating people in this manner by diversifying its staff and ensuring that there are bilingual…...
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Works Cited
Dyson, E. Come Hell or High Water. Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster.
Hartman, C.W., Squires, G.D. (2006) There is no such thing as a natural disaster: race, class, and Hurricane Katrina. Routledge.
Mills, M.A., Edmondson D., and Park, C.L. (2007).Trauma and Stress Response Among Hurricane Katrina Evacuees. American Journal of Public Health Vol 97 (1)
This is the point that it becomes nearly impossible to prevent the disaster from spiraling out of control.
When you step back and analyze the situation, it is clear that the lack of coordination and communication from Mayor Nagin made the situation worse. As, he did not heed the warnings about: the total amounts of destruction and the possibility that the city could be paralyzed from this storm. This caused a ripple effect in the city government, with no one being prepared for the overall scope of the damages and the possibility that the disaster could become worse in the days after the storm. What is most troubling about these events is that Nagin; did not accept responsibility for what was happening. Instead, he began to blame others for his shortcomings and waited for the state or federal government to do something about the issues that they were facing. Once…...
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Bibliography
Hurricane Katrina. (2007). Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
Brinkley, D. (2006). The Great Deluge. New York, NY: Harper Collins.
Griffin, R. (2008). Fundamentals of Management. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
Johnson, (2005). The Four Pillars of High Performance. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Hurricane Katrina hit the United States in 2005, there were many individuals whose lives were destroyed. The resulting flooding in New Orleans also left many without homes, food, water, and employment. Even those in positions of authority were left without means of communication, and in some cases, these individuals committed acts completely against their codes of ethics. This paper will discuss one set of individuals in power exclusively, those of the police officers of New Orleans, and will focus on the ethical dilemmas that stemmed from the acts of looting which occurred at the hands of some of those officers.
To fully understand the situation in New Orleans, one must first understand the issues underlying ethical dilemmas. These dilemmas can stem from a variety of sources, including a conflict between personal and professional values, between two principles, between two actions, each with strong positive aspects as well as strong negative…...
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Bibliography
CNN. "New Orleans Cops Investigated for Allegedly Stealing Cars." Hurricane Katrina Updates. Updated October 7, 2005. Retrieved October 7, 2005 .
CNN. "Witnesses: New Orleans Cops Took Rolex Watches, Jewelry." Hurricane Katrina Updates. Updated September 30, 2005. Retrieved October 7, 2005 .
Macintyre, Alasdair. A Short History of Ethics: A History of Moral Philosophy from the Homeric Age to the Twentieth Century. London: Routledge, 1998. Questia. 8 Oct. 2005 .
Walters, James W. What Is a Person? An Ethical Exploration. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1997. Questia. 8 Oct. 2005 .
It seems as if more studies should be undertaken to really understand the magnitude of this problem, and try to figure out if there is a solution. It seems as if it would be difficult if not impossible to regenerate ground water for years and years, so what are residents on wells doing, and what is agriculture doing? Are they using contaminated water? Do they even know if it contaminated? These are questions that this arsenic study raises, and they are concerns that would face anyone in the same situation after such a massive natural disaster, so they need to be answered and addressed.
Probably the most frightening aspect of the environmental situation in the Gulf Coast is how little people seem to care about it anymore. There was an initial outpouring of public concern and money right after the event, but now, more "important" things like gas prices and…...
Naomi Klein is a Canadian journalist, author, and activist known for her incisive analyses of globalization, capitalism, and environmentalism. Her work has sparked significant debates and influenced policy decisions worldwide. The following essay topic ideas explore the diverse range of Klein's contributions:
1. The Shock Doctrine: Klein's Critique of Neoliberal Disasters
Klein's "The Shock Doctrine" argues that neoliberal economic policies have been implemented during times of crisis and disaster, taking advantage of societal upheaval to push through unpopular reforms. Consider the historical examples she uses, such as the post-disaster policies in Iraq and the United States,....
1. The Blood Dazzler poems by Patricia Smith explore themes of resilience and trauma through their portrayal of the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina on the residents of New Orleans.
2. Smiths poems reveal the resilience of the human spirit in the face of trauma, as seen in the way the residents of New Orleans come together to support each other in the aftermath of the disaster.
3. Through her vivid descriptions of the destruction and chaos caused by Hurricane Katrina, Smith illustrates the lasting trauma experienced by the survivors, highlighting the long-term effects of such a catastrophic....
Impact of Creative Hurricane Titles on Public Perception and Understanding
Hurricanes are powerful and destructive natural phenomena. The names assigned to these storms play a significant role in shaping public perception and understanding of them. Creative titles can have a variety of impacts on how people perceive and respond to hurricanes.
Increased Attention and Awareness
Captivating and memorable hurricane titles can grab people's attention and stimulate their interest in the storm. By capturing their imagination, creative names can raise awareness about the potential dangers and impacts of hurricanes. This increased attention can lead to greater preparedness and mitigation efforts, potentially reducing the risks....
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