The Katrina Breakdown Case Study

This case summarizes events preceding the Hurricane Katrina, which was one of the worst natural catastrophes in the modern history of the USA. It raises questions about the lack of reasonable prevention and preparation actions due to flimsy structure and management of the responsible organizations and persons, invalidity and inconsistence of their actions and incapability of making the decisions in a timely manner. As a result of the unstructured and incoherent activities, we could observe several ineffective and costly attempts to mitigate floods and hurricanes. In the beginning the local officials, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and “White Houses past and present always seem penny-wise and pound-foolish” because of the chain of the wrong

A mandatory evacuation of the city was implemented a day before Katrina made land fall, leaving thousands fearing for their life because the Louisiana Department of Transportation cannot successfully complete an escape plan due to lack of leadership. The local government will receive aid from the state with request from the local government when overwhelmed. Often time the State government will not intervene immediately because it I expected of the localities to be able to diffuse the situation for the first 72 hours. In the novel The Secrets of Carter House a female by the name of Lauren is asking her friend Stacy for a place of refuge for 15 of her peers before the tropical storm Ike makes landfall in Galveston. Stacy states that, “we can’t handle the security risk that comes with accommodating non-campus families” (The Secrets of Carter House pg. 15). The denial of refuge Lauren experienced closely relates to the denial of evacuation and transportation that the civilians living in New Orleans

Hurricane Katrina was one of the most and extraordinary disasters which rocked the part of New Orleans in the United States of America. The disaster left dozens of people dead, rendering thousands of them homeless. The public were shocked after the extreme hurricane because millions of dollars were recorded all as losses given that there was not enough money that for repairing all the damages. Hurricane Katrina had a great negative impact on the public health causing psychological trauma that resulted in a sizeable burden of different diseases. The data collected showed that several people were attacked with a cute stress disorder (ASD) among sheltered evacuees (Zimmermann, 2012). The paper will analyze the sources and impact of power and influence in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina including the impact of power and influence on public administration and public policy. In every government states, there must be set of measures that are taken to achieve the set objectives and public policies are renowned to be the government-driven course of actions. Every stakeholder get satisfied if only there are policies which are made that can integrate their input. The citizens are therefore important when involved in the policy making process and administration to shun conflicts. Failure to do so, the outcome often results to huge conflicts and misunderstandings because they may feel left out from the issues that affect them.

Is Katrina exploiting anyone (using someone as a means to an end for her own gain)? No

The intent of this paper will be to analyze and summarize scholarly case studies and news articles concerning the flooding caused when Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana in 2005. Additionally, this paper will provide recommendations for how to prevent events of this magnitude from occurring or offer suggestions to mitigate the effects of flooding through providing government aid at the local, state or federal level. To accomplish this, examples and evidence

This meant the likelihood of the hurricane hitting was still very high. The recommendation, especially for those along the coast, and in the direct path of the hurricane was to evacuate. This was something people could perform and was the recommended behavior to alleviate the threat. Lastly, evacuation as not possible for a lot of people because of traffic jams on the highways, gas shortages, and some were left without transportation.

We, acknowledge that an objective would be the goal/intent/or purpose of a decision process and is the aim/aspiration of what is being sought out by an individual or group. Example: my objective is to analysis this case study correctly.

It is evident through the proposed three-tier framework under Donald Worster, which includes ecology, social institutions, and cultural ideas, that the “levees only” approach to water resource management deepened the impact of Hurricane Katrina.

Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana was detrimental and had a major impact in the emergency management field. The implementation pattern in this occasion was confusing due to split views of who should be in charge of the disaster and the way it should be handled. At a state and local level, various officials felt that they would be overwhelmed and that the federal government should have been the one to take charge of the disaster, especially after the secretary of homeland security called it an “incident of national significance”. Unfortunately, every level of government failed to take charge, which led to miscommunication and a poor handle on the situation. In New Orleans mayor Ray Naign delayed the mandatory evacuations, sent citizens to shelters

Early in the morning on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States. The storm itself did a great deal of damage, but its aftermath was catastrophic. Levee breaches led to massive flooding, and many people charged that the federal government was slow to meet the needs of the people affected by the storm. Hundreds of thousands of people in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama were displaced from their homes, and experts estimate that Katrina caused more than $150 billion in damage.[1]

Hurricane Matthew was a devastating storm that hit from Haiti, through the Bahamas, and up the US coastline. This provoking and powerful natural disaster left these places in total destruction and loss of life. The cities had many destroyed buildings, roads and homes destroyed. The suspense of waiting for the storm to hit was intense and scary.Many news crews were at the scenes before, during, and after the hurricane to inform the people and give them somewhat of an idea of what was going on. The governors and mayors were trying to propel people away from the island and warn them of what destruction could happen. All of these people who evacuated didn’t know what they were heading home to when they were allowed back home. Many people thought

The opportunity cost of not calling for a mandatory evacuation was high. The storm was predicted to bring fierce winds and heavy rains. These elements could create a dangerous environment for citizens who choose to stay. The opportunity cost of calling for a mandatory evacuation was that it could potentially hurt the economy. By enforcing an evacuation, businesses would have to be closed down, ensuing that they will lose any possible profits that could be made while the evacuation is in place. The sunk costs were what had already happened in the past- the officials were not

Abstract Natural disasters lead to widespread suffering and destruction of property. This paper tries to examine how both the local and national government and other local emergency response organization responded to Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina forms one of the extraordinary acts of nature that caused human tragedy. The discussion is based on the movie “The Storm”. Several issues have been pointed out which might have contributed to the failure of various authorities to manage the disaster.

In retrospect, the case of Katrina embodied both a negative and positive reflection of organizational dynamics. On the negative end, the city lacked a governmental political model to work with. This absence of unity in authority was perhaps due to void communication and the overwhelming scope of Hurricane Katrina for the city to handle. The involvement of several agencies with varying organizational dynamics also contributed to the chaotic environment of New Orleans. On the positive end however, a separate but unified command was established to achieve a common objective; search and rescue and bringing the city back in order.

On August 29, 2005 hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United and for two days it brought havoc to the American people until the storm was downgraded to a tropical depression as it reached Tennessee. However, surviving the hurricane’s intense rain and wind would not be hardest struggle they were forced to endure. Their survival would be tested longer then the hurricane’s wrath for the survivors will be forced to limited amounts of water and food and help will not arrive for days to come. Because of this lack of control in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina the public were left in anarchic as they waited for help that came too late. Unfortunately, as time went on people began to turn on another for the limited resources left. But the