Might be an interesting read for some policy wonks out there:
New Book Hopes to Help Prevent Future ''Katrinas''
The book is a team effort. The Wharton School of Business, Fels institute of Government School of government and the publishers at University of Pennsylvania Press among others:
"What we've really tried to do is bring the very best thinking we could find on some of the tough problems society and the government now have to confront."
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by KYW's Sonia Rincon
The University of Pennsylvania is out with a new book about learning preventing future disasters like Hurricane Katrina.
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Fels Institute director Don Kettl says they spoke with the leading experts in the field of risk management.
Wharton professor Howard Kunruther says a key point of the book is understanding that a huge part of the risk is what you don't know:
"The tremendous importance about taking action before a disaster even if the event may not occur for many years."
[it seems obvious, but the current administration can't fathom preparedness--lutton]
"On Risk And Disaster: Lessons From Hurricane Katrina" is available in paperback in bookstores.