Whither Fema? Hurricane Katrina and FEMA's Response to the Gulf Coast

Public Works Management & Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 284-294

  Morris, John C ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

disaster relief; emergency response; Federal Emergency Management Agency; organizational leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 36849023525     PISSN: 1087724X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087724X06290218     Document Type: Article

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