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WWS 401h: Thinking about the Unthinkable: Managing Major Disasters

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Disaster relief United States
Natural disaster?
Hurricane Katrina 2005
Disasters New Orleans
Hurricanes New Orleans
Disaster victims New Orleans
Disaster relief Louisiana New Orleans
Medical care United States
Hazard mitigation
United States Homeland Security

Emergency management Gulf States
Evacuation of civilians Planning
Disaster relief Law United States
Disaster Law United States
Natural disaster? Law United States
Emergency management United States
Preparedness United States
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Insurance disaster?
terrorism prevention United States

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  • News: Proquest Newspapers Provides full text access to the New York Times (1980+) , the Wall Street Journal (1984+), and the Chicago Tribune (1985+)
  • Lexis Nexis Academic Provides full text of many major national and regional newspapers, including the full text of the New York Times
  • Newsbank Provides full-text of many major national and regional newspapers.
  • Factiva   Full-text of many major national and regional newspapers, including the full-text of the Wall Street Journal and New York Times.

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      United States Government Documents

  • Lexis-Nexis Congressional Universe  (1789+) Extensive database that indexes publications of the U.S. Congress such as hearings, committee reports, documents and prints
  • Marcive Web DOCS  (1976+)  Online catalog of U.S. government publications dating back to mid-1976. Direct links to documents on the web are provided. Many of the documents are available in the U.S. Documents Collection in Firestone 
  • GPO Access  Service of the U.S. Government Printing Office; provides free access to information including Congressional bills, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional Record, GAO reports, Supreme Court decisions, and more
  • Thomas, Legislative Information on the Internet   Free service of the Library of Congress. Provides the full text of House and Senate bills, bill summary and status reports, public laws, the Congressional Record, and Congressional committee reports

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