Learning from Catastrophe: Quick Response Research in the Wake of Hurricane KatrinaInstitute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2006 - Business & Economics - 456 pages "Presents a peer-reviewed collection of quick response research conducted following Hurricane Katrina in 2005"--Provided by publisher. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Locating Hurricane Katrina | 47 |
Utilizing Weblogs in Quick Response Research | 71 |
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