The long road back: Signal noise in the post-Katrina context

Independent Review

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 235-259

  Chamlee Wright, Emily ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DISASTER MANAGEMENT; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; POLICY STRATEGY; STATE ROLE;

EID: 34548732376     PISSN: 10861653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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