Comments on: Recommended reading: Why FEMA failed http://www.iamspencer.com/2005/09/07/recommended-reading-why-fema-failed/ music, politics, sports, etcetera Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:07:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: suze http://www.iamspencer.com/2005/09/07/recommended-reading-why-fema-failed/comment-page-1/#comment-64 suze Thu, 08 Sep 2005 05:12:00 +0000 http://www.marketinghead.com/iamspencer/?p=71#comment-64 i read an interesting interview with an emergency preparadness prof at York U today - but of course i can't find the link - about how we have to be careful when describing disasters such as the wake of katrina as natural disasters. he said it takes us out of the equation, makes it seem like it's out of our control, when really, had a proper plan been in place, this tragedy wouldn't have been so widespread. the damage and the death wouldn't have been as bad. By calling it a natural disaster, he said, tends to 'relive responsiblity'. i thought it was interesting...<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('64','suze'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('64','suze','i read an interesting interview with an emergency preparadness prof at York U today - but of course i can\'t find the link - about how we have to be careful when describing disasters such as the wake of katrina as natural disasters. he said it takes us out of the equation, makes it seem like it\'s out of our control, when really, had a proper plan been in place, this tragedy wouldn\'t have been so widespread. the damage and the death wouldn\'t have been as bad. By calling it a natural disaster, he said, tends to \'relive responsiblity\'. i thought it was interesting...'); return false;">Quote</a></div> i read an interesting interview with an emergency preparadness prof at York U today - but of course i can’t find the link - about how we have to be careful when describing disasters such as the wake of katrina as natural disasters. he said it takes us out of the equation, makes it seem like it’s out of our control, when really, had a proper plan been in place, this tragedy wouldn’t have been so widespread. the damage and the death wouldn’t have been as bad. By calling it a natural disaster, he said, tends to ‘relive responsiblity’. i thought it was interesting…
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