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Emergency Management: The American Experience 1900-2005 (2nd Edition) by David Butler, Melanie Gall, Claire B. Rubin (Editor), Susan L. Cutter, Keith Bea, Richard T. Sylves, John R. Harrald, Robert Ward, Gary Wamsley Paperback, 274 Pages, Published 2007 ISBN-10: 0-9793722-0-8 / 0979372208 ISBN-13: 978-0-9793722-0-9 / 9780979372209 In autumn 2005, three massive hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma struck the U.S. with catastrophic results. Hurricane Katrina, in particular, stood out as one of the worst disasters of the past 100 years. The emergency response to Katrina was so inadequate and problematic that the U.S. was humiliat |