Special Issues: Hurricane Katrina

This category contains all Katrina related material, regardless of perspective (preparedness, response, FEMA oversight, etc.). Taken together, the contents provide a starting point for a case study in what went wrong, what was done correctly, and recommendations for the future.

October 16, 2007 - Natural Disasters (Katrina), Business Security

Donald Powell, Federal Coordinator, Gulf Coast Rebuilding (Time Mark: 18.43)

September 25, 2007 - Business Security (Insurance), Emergency Preparedness

Howard Kunreuther, Co-Director, Risk Management and Decision Process Center (Time Mark: 1.46)

July 17, 2007 - Natural Disasters (Katrina), Emergency Management Training, Emergency Preparedness

Lynn Davis, Military Strategy and Homeland Security Department, RAND (Time Mark: 40.07)

June 19, 2007 - Incident Command System

Donald Moynihan, Assistant Professor, La Folette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Time Mark: 29.33)

June 5, 2007 - Natural Disasters (Katrina/Hurricanes)

Max Mayfield, Former Director, National Hurricane Center (Time Mark: 2.11)

June 5, 2007 - FEMA Culture

James Jay Carafano, Senior Research Fellow, Heritage Foundation (Time Mark: 15.21)

June 5, 2007 - Natural Disasters (Katrina/Hurricanes)

Andrew Sachs, Director of Mitigation and Planning, James Lee Witt Associates (Time Mark: 18.54)

June 5, 2007 - Homeland Security Education

David McEntire, Associate Professor, Emergency Administration and Planning Program, Department of Public Administration, University of North Texas (Time Mark: 29.34)

June 5, 2007 - Natural Disasters (Katrina), Emergency Management Preparedness

Kathy Chu, Finance Reporter, USA Today (Time Mark: 39.39)

November 9, 2006 - DHS Culture (USCG Integration), Natural Disasters (Katrina)

ADM Thad Allen, Commandant, US Coast Guard (Time Mark: 1.36)