Lecture 14 Outline of Last Lecture I. Hurricane KatrinaII. Movie, “When The Levees Broke”Outline of Current Lecture III. New Orleans Disaster ReponseIV. Response FailuresV. CopingCurrent LectureResponse in New Orleans Vs Other Gulf Coast Cities-responses were amplified in new orleans even though other areas of the gulf coast were more directly affected by the storm itselfImpacts of Low Financial and Human Capital SOA 240 1st Edition-primary source of financial assistance for rebuilding is INSURANCE-but... minority homeowners:-often had a hard time obtaining proper insurance-have difficulty negotiating with insurance companies-less likely to receive low- interest loans-minority and low income households less likely to receive disaster assistance (financial capital)-low human capital leave many at disadvantage in dealing with complexities of applying for assistanceKey Failures in ResponseThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-lack of clear vision and expansive imagination-lack of considerable power to allow resources to be directed as needed-lack of decisiveness to change course of events and put value of people over mindsets and interests of bureaucracies“Worst Case” Katrina-stretches imagination-lack ability to make sense of events-breakdown of social order-overwhelming loss of life-emergency situations have weberian “protocols” but often adapted to each unique needs-”iron cage of protocol” - people hold to strict protocols, defaulted to literalness, surrounded by others tooAlternative Mechanisms of Community Coping-Joplin, MO tornado-search and rescue teams from around the country responded to assist-helped locate victims but also provided comfort and coping mechanismsCommunity Response to Disaster: Collective Coping-face to face coping, shared with others-memorials and symbols to aid in coping-oklahoma city bombing memorial-9/11
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