Bibliograph

The edge of disaster, rebuilding a resilient nation, Stephen Flynn

Type

Label

The edge of disaster, rebuilding a resilient nation, Stephen Flynn

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-228) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The edge of disaster

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

74354077

Responsibility statement

Stephen Flynn

Sub title

rebuilding a resilient nation

Summary

Americans are in denial, maintains security expert Flynn, about how vulnerable our nation is to disaster, be it terrorist attack or act of God. But what's truly shocking, he argues, is how little we have learned from September 11 and Hurricane Katrina. America is living on borrowed time--and squandering it. Flynn describes how we have become increasingly vulnerable to disaster by grossly neglecting the complex, crumbling infrastructure that provides our water, food, health care, electricity, and transportation. Through a series of realistic scenarios, he dramatizes the prime areas of documented risk, where terrrorist attacks could kill thousands and bring regions to their economic knees--but the wrath of Mother Nature may be our gravest threat. But Flynn also explores what we can do about it, as individuals and as a society, outlining a detailed, pragmatic preparedness program we can embrace right now.--From publisher descriptionIncludes information on agriculture, airlines, al-Qaeda, Boston, George W. Bush, California, chemical faculities, Coast Guard, infectious diseases, earthquakes, economy, electricity, emergency care system, emergency response, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), federal government, fire, floods, flu, gasoline, hospitals, Hurricane Katrina, hurricanes, infrastructure, insurance, Iraq, levees, Los Angeles, military, Mississippi, national security, natural disasters, New Jersey, New Orleans, New York,, oil refineries, oil tankers, police, ports, power system, disaster preparedness, private sector, public health system, rail systems, San Francisco, Seattle, September 11 terrorist atacks, state and local governments, transportation system, water systems, etc

Table Of Contents

A brittle nation -- Ready to blow -- Inviting disaster -- Danger on the delta -- Ailing foundations -- The best defense is a good defense -- Getting it right -- Tapping the private sector -- Preparing for the worst -- A resilient society

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