This document provides a multi-level and multi-actor perspective on the failures surrounding Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. It describes the city's history and levee system, which was designed to protect from category 3 hurricanes at most. When Katrina struck as a category 4, the levees failed catastrophically, flooding 80% of the city. The response is analyzed from the local, state, and federal levels of government, as well as roles of organizations like the National Hurricane Center, military, and Army Corps of Engineers. Engineers determined that the levee and floodwall designs were inadequate given the weakness of the underlying soil.
It is possible to have good relationship in marriage. Always look for the positive in your spouse. Build trust in the relationship. Look for the good and not the bad. Your spouse is the greatest gift in your life.
This presentation covers various aspects of North America, ranging from Geographical, Climatic and Environmental to Business, Life and Style conditions.
This presentation was made by me for one of my friend's Mom.
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C a s e T e a c h i n g R e s o u r c e s F R O M T H E E V A N S S C H O O L O F P U B L I C A F F A I R S
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E l e c t r o n i c H a l l w a y ®
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This case was prepared by Tanya Lalwani under the supervision of Sanjeev Khagram, Associate Professor, Daniel J.
Evans School of Public Policy and Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, and Director, Marc Lindenberg
Center for Humanitarian Action, International Development, and Global Citizenship, University of Washington. The case is
intended for classroom discussion and is not intended to suggest either effective or ineffective handling of the situation
depicted.
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HURRICANE KATRINA: A MAN-MADE CRISIS?
“The New Orleans we all thought we knew is dead,” said the city’s former mayor Marc
Morial after Hurricane Katrina ended the good times for the Big Easy, as the city is often
called.1 Long before the Katrina disaster in the summer of 2005, Morial had criticized the
city’s founders for selecting a site with so many water management problems.2 New
Orleans was founded on a perilous location—a natural levee adjacent to the massive
Mississippi river that was not embayed and therefore not protected from flooding.
Geologists Kolb and Van Loplin described the location as “a land between earth and the
sea—belonging to neither and alternately claimed by both.”3
Even the city’s first chief engineer, Del la tour, considered the site inappropriate, but Jean
Baptiste La Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, a French colonizer, believed that the site was
strategically important for trade between North America and the rest of the world. The
Mississippi River, with its vast network of tributaries, provided a splendid transportation
system into the expansive interior of North America. Bienville believed that by
reconstructing the landscape, the threat of the river’s floodwaters could be overcome. His
decision to establish New Orleans as the capital of Louisiana in 1718 marked the
beginning of a constant struggle by city authorities to keep the city dry. In fact, Bienville
himself had to wait for water from the 1717 floods to recede before establishing the city
on the peak of the natural levee that rose about 12 feet above sea level. That spot was still
subject to regular flooding, but it was the best possible location because it was less
susceptible to inundation than the rest of the levee ...
It is possible to have good relationship in marriage. Always look for the positive in your spouse. Build trust in the relationship. Look for the good and not the bad. Your spouse is the greatest gift in your life.
This presentation covers various aspects of North America, ranging from Geographical, Climatic and Environmental to Business, Life and Style conditions.
This presentation was made by me for one of my friend's Mom.
C a s e T e a c h i n g R e s o u r c e s F R O M T H E E.docxRAHUL126667
C a s e T e a c h i n g R e s o u r c e s F R O M T H E E V A N S S C H O O L O F P U B L I C A F F A I R S
T h e
E l e c t r o n i c H a l l w a y ®
B o x 3 5 3 0 6 0 · Un i ve rs it y o f W a s h in gt o n · S e a t t le W A 9 81 9 5 -3 0 6 0 ww w.h a l l wa y. o r g
This case was prepared by Tanya Lalwani under the supervision of Sanjeev Khagram, Associate Professor, Daniel J.
Evans School of Public Policy and Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, and Director, Marc Lindenberg
Center for Humanitarian Action, International Development, and Global Citizenship, University of Washington. The case is
intended for classroom discussion and is not intended to suggest either effective or ineffective handling of the situation
depicted.
The Electronic Hallway is administered by the University of Washington's Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs. This
material may not be altered or copied without written permission from The Electronic Hallway. For permission, email
[email protected], or phone (206) 616-8777. Electronic Hallway members are granted copy permission for
educational purposes per Member’s Agreement (www.hallway.org).
Copyright 2007 The Electronic Hallway
HURRICANE KATRINA: A MAN-MADE CRISIS?
“The New Orleans we all thought we knew is dead,” said the city’s former mayor Marc
Morial after Hurricane Katrina ended the good times for the Big Easy, as the city is often
called.1 Long before the Katrina disaster in the summer of 2005, Morial had criticized the
city’s founders for selecting a site with so many water management problems.2 New
Orleans was founded on a perilous location—a natural levee adjacent to the massive
Mississippi river that was not embayed and therefore not protected from flooding.
Geologists Kolb and Van Loplin described the location as “a land between earth and the
sea—belonging to neither and alternately claimed by both.”3
Even the city’s first chief engineer, Del la tour, considered the site inappropriate, but Jean
Baptiste La Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, a French colonizer, believed that the site was
strategically important for trade between North America and the rest of the world. The
Mississippi River, with its vast network of tributaries, provided a splendid transportation
system into the expansive interior of North America. Bienville believed that by
reconstructing the landscape, the threat of the river’s floodwaters could be overcome. His
decision to establish New Orleans as the capital of Louisiana in 1718 marked the
beginning of a constant struggle by city authorities to keep the city dry. In fact, Bienville
himself had to wait for water from the 1717 floods to recede before establishing the city
on the peak of the natural levee that rose about 12 feet above sea level. That spot was still
subject to regular flooding, but it was the best possible location because it was less
susceptible to inundation than the rest of the levee ...
PROLOGUE ATLANTISAFTER THE HURRICANE hit Miami in 2037, .docxbriancrawford30935
PROLOGUE: ATLANTIS
“AFTER THE HURRICANE hit Miami in 2037, a foot of sand covered the famous bow-tie floor in the lobby of the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. A dead manatee floated in the pool where Elvis had once swum. Most of the damage came not from the hurricane’s 175-mile-an-hour winds, but from the twenty-foot storm surge that overwhelmed the low-lying city. In South Beach, historic Art Deco buildings were swept off their foundations. Mansions on Star Island were flooded up to their cut-glass doorknobs. A seventeen-mile stretch of Highway A1A that ran along the famous beaches up to Fort Lauderdale disappeared into the Atlantic. The storm knocked out the wastewater-treatment plant on Virginia Key, forcing the city to dump hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage into Biscayne Bay. Tampons and condoms littered the beaches, and the stench of human excrement stoked fears of cholera. More than three hundred people died, many of them swept away by the surging waters that submerged much of Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale; thirteen people were killed in traffic accidents as they scrambled to escape the city after the news spread—falsely, it turned “out—that one of the nuclear reactors at Turkey Point, an aging power plant twenty-four miles south of Miami, had been heavily damaged by the surge and had sent a radioactive cloud floating over the city.
The president, of course, said that Miami would be back, that Americans did not give up, that the city would be rebuilt better and stronger than it had been before. But it was clear to those not fooling themselves that this storm was the beginning of the end of Miami as a booming twenty-first-century city.”
“The president, of course, said that Miami would be back, that Americans did not give up, that the city would be rebuilt better and stronger than it had been before. But it was clear to those not fooling themselves that this storm was the beginning of the end of Miami as a booming twenty-first-century city.
All big hurricanes are disastrous. But this one was unexpectedly bad. With sea levels more than a foot higher than they’d been at the dawn of the century, much of South Florida was wet and vulnerable even before the storm hit. Because of the higher water, the storm surge pushed deeper into the region than anyone had imagined it could, flowing up drainage canals and flooding homes and strip malls several miles from the coast. Despite newly elevated runways, “ Miami International Airport was shut down for ten days. Salt water shorted out underground electrical wiring, leaving parts of Miami-Dade County dark for weeks and contaminated municipal drinking-water wells, leaving thousands of displaced people scrambling for bottled water that was air-dropped by the National Guard. In soggy neighborhoods, mosquitoes carrying Zika and dengue fever viruses hatched (injecting male mosquitoes with the Wolbachia bacteria, which public health officials had once hoped would inhibit the mosquitoes’ .
From wood and sail to iron and steam, screw propellors, armor, heavy ordnance. The USN from 1815-1860. The Mexican War, 1846-48; Europe's Crimean War. The stage is set for America's experience of war in the industrial age.
· Read the online lectures for Module 2· From the textbook, Inte.docxLynellBull52
· Read the online lectures for Module 2
· From the textbook, International marketing, read:
· History and geography: The foundations of culture
· Cultural dynamics in assessing global markets
· Culture, management style, and business systems
· From the Internet, read:
· CultureGrams Online http://www.culturegrams.com/ (for-fee databases)
· 3: History and Geography: THE FOUNDATIONS OF CULTURE
· CHAPTER OUTLINE
· Global Perspective: Birth of a Nation—Panama in 67 Hours
· Historical Perspective in Global Business
· History and Contemporary Behavior
· History Is Subjective
· Manifest Destiny and the Monroe Doctrine
· Geography and Global Markets
· Climate and Topography
· Geography, Nature, and Economic Growth
· Social Responsibility and Environmental Management
· Resources
· Dynamics of Global Population Trends
· Controlling Population Growth
· Rural/Urban Migration
· Population Decline and Aging
· Worker Shortage and Immigration
· World Trade Routes
· Communication Links
· CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES
· What you should learn from Chapter 3:
· •The importance of history and geography in understanding international markets
· •The effects of history on a country’s culture
· •How culture interprets events through its own eyes
· •How the United States moved west, and how this move affected attitudes
· •The effect of geographic diversity on economic profiles of a country
· •Why marketers need to be responsive to the geography of a country
· •The economic effects of controlling population growth versus aging population
· •Communications are an integral part of international commerce
· Global Perspective: BIRTH OF A NATION—PANAMA IN 67 HOURS
· The Stage Is Set
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· June 1902
· The United States offers to buy the Panama Canal Zone from Colombia for $10 million.
· August 1903
· The Colombian Senate refuses the offer. Theodore Roosevelt, angered by the refusal, refers to the Colombian Senate as “those contemptible little creatures in Bogotá.” Roosevelt then agrees to a plot, led by secessionist Dr. Manuel Amador, to assist a group planning to secede from Colombia.
· October 17
· Panamanian dissidents travel to Washington and agree to stage a U.S.-backed revolution. The revolution is set for November 3 at 6:00 p.m.
· October 18
· A flag, constitution, and declaration of independence are created over the weekend. Panama’s first flag was designed and sewn by hand in Highland Falls, New York, using fabric bought at Macy’s.
· Philippe Jean Bunau-Varilla, a French engineer associated with the bankrupt French—Panamanian canal construction company and not a permanent resident in Panama, is named Panama’s ambassador to the United States.
· A Country Is Born
· Tuesday, November 3
· Precisely at 6:00 p.m., the Colombian garrison is bribed to lay down their arms. The revolution begins, the U.S.S. Nashville steams into Colón harbor, and the junta proclaims Panama’s independence.
· Friday, November 6
· By 1:00 p.m., the United States recognizes the s.
Similar to Hurricane katrina seen in a multi level and multi actor perspective (20)
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This session provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly known as the Uniform Guidance) outlined in the 2 CFR 200.
With a focus on the 2024 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), participants will gain insight into the key changes affecting federal grant recipients. The session will delve into critical regulatory updates, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate and comply with the evolving landscape of federal grant management.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rationale behind the 2024 updates to the Uniform Guidance outlined in 2 CFR 200, and their implications for federal grant recipients.
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Canadian Immigration Tracker March 2024 - Key SlidesAndrew Griffith
Highlights
Permanent Residents decrease along with percentage of TR2PR decline to 52 percent of all Permanent Residents.
March asylum claim data not issued as of May 27 (unusually late). Irregular arrivals remain very small.
Study permit applications experiencing sharp decrease as a result of announced caps over 50 percent compared to February.
Citizenship numbers remain stable.
Slide 3 has the overall numbers and change.
Presentation by Jared Jageler, David Adler, Noelia Duchovny, and Evan Herrnstadt, analysts in CBO’s Microeconomic Studies and Health Analysis Divisions, at the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Summer Conference.