Stress Testing the USA
Public Policy and Reaction to Disaster Events
Published on 14. May 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
V, 203 pages
978-1-349-46014-4 (ISBN)
Description
In this volume, the USA is treated as a system that has been stress-tested by four unique events: the War on Terror, Hurricane Katrina, the Financial Meltdown that led to the Great Recession and the Giant Oil Spill. The author uses stress-testing to identify weaknesses within the "system," and examine the response to disaster.
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Edition
1st ed. 2013
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
V, 203 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
274 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-46014-4 (9781349460144)
DOI
10.1057/9781137325747
Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
Book
05/2013
Palgrave MacMillan
€90.94
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Person
John Rennie Short is Professor of Public Policy at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA. He is author of 35 books and numerous academic articles regarding cities, environmental issues and cartography.
Content
1. Introduction 2. The War on Terror 3. Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans 4. The Financial Meltdown 5. The Gulf Oil Spill 6. The USA: A System Under Stress