Understanding critical infrastructure failure: Examining the experience of Biloxi and Gulfport, Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina

International Journal of Critical Infrastructures

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 246-276

  Simpson, David M ^a   Lasley, Carrie Beth ^a   Rockaway, Thomas D ^a   Weigel, T A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Disaster; critical; Hurricane; Hurricane Katrina; Infrastructure; Recovery; Systems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DISASTERS; HURRICANES; PUBLIC WORKS; RECOVERY;

COASTAL COMMUNITIES; COMMUNITY; DISASTER RECOVERY; EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; HURRICANE KATRINA; INFRASTRUCTURE; METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS;

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES;

EID: 77953172090     PISSN: 14753219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJCIS.2010.033339     Document Type: Article

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