Safety During a Disaster: A Comparison of Disaster Events

<p>Disasters such as hurricanes disrupt the lives of everyone in their path. The preparation for and response during and after such an event can make all the difference for those involved. Past hurricanes need to be learned from, hurricanes such as Katrina and Hugo; lessons learned from events like these can be applied in future ones such as they were in Sandy and Gustav. This thesis reviews past research done concerning problems and themes of unsafe situations during hurricanes in urban centers, finding these themes and making suggestions to be used in the future to attempt to prevent future re-occurrences. By reviewing historical hurricanes in urban centers, responses to these events that have been seen as unsuccessful or misguided can be studied for lessons to learn can further be utilized. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Safety, Security, and Emergency Management

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2014

Author dc:creator

• Webb, Lauren

• disaster preparation
• emergency management
• hurricane katrina
• hurricane sandy
• recovery
• safety
• Emergency and Disaster Management

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2014 Lauren Webb

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/328

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1326