Hurricane Katrina Webquest

Hurricane Katrina Report : 

Hurricane Katrina Report Produced By: Britney Washington & ZaRia Washington

Za'Ria's Opinion : 

Za'Ria's Opinion Za'Ria's Opinion About Hurricane Katrina

Britney's Opinion : 

Britney's Opinion Britney's Opinion About Hurricane Katrina

Initial Information on Hurricane Katrina : 

Initial Information on Hurricane Katrina Symbolic and Practical Interpretations Article Approximately 120,000 New Orleans residence lacked cars 80 Percent of the inner city was flooded 1836 individuals were killed Almost ½ of the individuals killed were 75 or older

Social Affects : 

Social Affects Hurricane Katrina Video 204,700 housing units were affected by Hurricane Katrina according to FEMA 220,000 jobs were lost according to Bureau of Labor Statistics 40 Public Schools were damaged 72,479 students displaced from the state of Louisiana Almost 200 billion dollars worth of damage was done by Hurricane Katrina

Analysis of Social Affects : 

Analysis of Social Affects Many individuals who have lost their homes are having trouble getting their houses rebuilt due to lack of insurance/insurance not providing coverage Many individuals had to move to other states with family and friends because they had no where to go Many individuals lost personal affects that they will never be able to salvage due to the destruction of their property

Analysis of Social Affects : 

Analysis of Social Affects As far as jobs, many individuals automatically lost their jobs. Many of the individuals were very poor so losing a job in New Orleans affected the families greatly. Individuals that had to leave New Orleans may have gone to areas that may have high unemployment rates.

Analysis of Social Affects : 

Analysis of Social Affects Older individuals appeared to be the most disadvantaged during Hurricane Katrina, more than likely due to their inability to move quickly. Older individuals made up nearly half of the perished individuals, which affected families who were in the care of their grandparents. Older individuals failed to get medical assistance in a timely fashion. Some individuals feel that ageism played a role. The final analysis was that better plans of action should have been taken to assist them during the disaster.

Mental Affects : 

Mental Affects Many African-Americans feel that the government failed them. African-Americans no longer trust the government. Many New Orleans residents feel that the government has ignored the poverty in New Orleans for a long time and that the hurricane allowed the world to see what America had ignored. Some individuals feel that if the government had fixed the levees,the flooding would not have occurred.

Emotional Affects : 

Emotional Affects Many individuals were very traumatized from Hurricane Katrina. Many didn't expect that the hurricane would be so destructive. Some police officers couldn't be located during the aftermath. Some police officers committed suicide. Many families lost their loved ones and are still in the processing of healing. Many individuals can't believe a place of great tourism, food, music, and culture is now an abandoned city that has lost its inhabitants.

Emotional Affects : 

Emotional Affects Many individuals felt that because they were poor and African-American that the government did not respond in a timely fashion. It appeared that some areas of support were neglected such as providing food, sanitation, water,transportation, etc to the residents. It appears to many that the government would rather assist other countries who have natural disasters than to help African-Americans.

More Affects : 

More Affects Institutionalized racism may have been the reason behind the maintenance of the levee. Most of the flooding occurred in the 9th Ward and that was the location of the most poor individuals in New Orleans. Still evident that racism is still rooted in America, even if there is a Black American President. There has been an increase in crime in New Orleans due to the lack of resources/scarcity. There are still areas of New Orleans that are still damaged, no reconstruction, and individuals have abandoned their property.

View of Government : 

View of Government Hurricane Katrina is just an example of the domestic division in class and race in the United States It appears that political factors affected the individuals in the 9th Ward due to budget cuts for the levee maintenance.

References : 

References Understanding Katrina: Perspectives from the Social Sciences. http://understandingkatrina.ssrc.org/. (2009, October 28). Symbolic and Practical Interpretations of the Hurricane Katrina Disaster in New Orleans By David Alexander The Evacuation of Older People: The Case of Hurricane Katrina By Bill Bytheway Worst Case Katrina By Lee Clarke The Geography of Social Vulnerability: Race, Class, and Catastrophe By Susan Cutter An Imperfect Storm: Narratives of Calamity in a Liberal-Technocratic Age By Alex de Waal Seeing and Not Seeing: Complicity in Surprise By Virginia R. Dominguez Finding and Framing Katrina: The Social Construction of Disaster By Havidán Rodríguez; Russell Dynes Women and Girls Last?: Averting the Second Post-Katrina Disaster By Elaine Enarson Our Toxic Gumbo: Recipe for a Politics of Environmental Knowledge By Scott Frickel Katrina’s Political Roots and Divisions: Race, Class, and Federalism in American Politics By Dara Strolovitch; Dorian Warren; Paul Frymer Leaving New Orleans: Social Stratification, Networks, and Hurricane Evacuation By Elizabeth Fussell What Katrina Teaches about the Meaning of Racism By Nils Gilman Cities Under Siege: Katrina and the Politics of Metropolitan America By Stephen Graham Bridges Over Troubled Waters: What are the Optimal Networks for Katrina’s Victims? By Jeanne S. Hurlbert, John J. Beggs, and Valerie A. Haines Un/natural Disasters, Here and There By Stephen Jackson

References : 

References Political Floodwaters By James M. Jasper The Criminalization of New Orleanians in Katrina’s Wake By Sarah Kaufman New Orleans: The Public Sphere of the Disaster By Monika Krause From Disaster to Catastrophe: The Limits of Preparedness By Andrew Lakoff Questions About Power: Lessons from the Louisiana Hurricane By Stephen Lukes Empowering knowledge: A modest proposal for a broader social science research agenda in the wake of Katrina By James K. Mitchell Death on the Roof: Race and Bureaucratic Failure By Harvey Molotch Hurricanes, Poverty, and Vulnerability: An Historical Perspective By Matthew Mulcahy Disasters and Forced Migration in the 21st Century By Anthony Oliver-Smith Using Organizations: the Case of FEMA By Charles Perrow Catastrophes are Different from Disasters: Some Implications for Crisis Planning and Managing Drawn from Katrina By E.L. Quarantelli Two Cities, Two Evacuations: Some Thoughts on Moving People Out By Joseph Scanlon There’s No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster By Neil Smith Weather Media and Homeland Security: Selling Preparedness in a Volatile World By Marita Sturken Toxic Soup Redux: Why Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Matter after Katrina By Julie Sze The Red Pill By Kathleen Tierney Improvising Disaster in the City of Jazz: Organizational Response to Hurricane Katrina By Tricia Wachtendorf; James M. Kendra

References Pictures : 

References Pictures Hurricane Katrina-http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://mulattodiaries.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/hurricane-katrina-6.jpg&imgrefurl=http://mulattodiaries.wordpress.com/2009/08/29/four-years-ago/&usg=__NeWGb53AVbabU93tGPrnxYSaG80=&h=519&w=400&sz=66&hl=en&start=10&tbnid=0a0SAceO3G7ZTM:&tbnh=131&tbnw=101&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhurricane%2Bkatrina%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den Hurricane flooding-http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://werievents.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/katrina-new-orleans-flooding3-2005.jpg&imgrefurl=http://werievents.wordpress.com/americana/the-9th-ward-of-new-orleans/&usg=__Bn1BEvAA0DC3h4z3x5be0Lj2PlQ=&h=1200&w=1600&sz=265&hl=en&start=32&tbnid=jslBboNU9GC5kM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhurricane%2Bkatrina%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D21%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D21 Hurricane Katrina - http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.medicalmobilizers.org/Biloxi_8292005_pic01.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.medicalmobilizers.org/gulf__coast_relief.htm&usg=__fh0gqElIfA7eg8OCAwGruUIP30M=&h=304&w=450&sz=402&hl=en&start=21&tbnid=oJ-C1FAVsYHC3M:&tbnh=86&tbnw=127&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhurricane%2Bkatrina%2Bdamage%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den Lady Crying - http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/katrina-3.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/events/elizabeth-atlys-film-left-to-die/&usg=__TDGqeCNG2R_kwCsXOnqU94vGFMs=&h=600&w=437&sz=93&hl=en&start=9&tbnid=zWLsjnZGe4QtLM:&tbnh=135&tbnw=98&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dkatrina%2Bvictims%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den Man in the Water-http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v189/plastic_turkeys/140390099_527f15989b.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php%3Faz%3Dview_all%26address%3D364x2893989&usg=__mp2AxU8ToEQ2hodYXh1TGpmUyvU=&h=387&w=500&sz=49&hl=en&start=59&tbnid=Mq7sHYuTOyRvBM:&tbnh=101&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dkatrina%2Bvictims%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D21%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D42 Bush Hurricane - http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/images/20050831_p083105pm-0117jas-515h.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/010936.php&usg=__CaAU_FGL5ZMrCwEiYgW3EMlguxo=&h=354&w=515&sz=48&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=_xON0hj-uoDRvM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=131&prev=/images%3Fq%3DPresident%2BBush%2Band%2BHurricane%2BKatrna%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG Water Still Rising - http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xRraVcfa3GM/SOln8fdvloI/AAAAAAAABKQ/YP9iAxKA3As/s400/Katrina-WaterIsRising-Help.jpg&imgrefurl=http://keepittrill.blogspot.com/2008/10/katrina-victims-and-gator-food.html&usg=__8RsAbCnGvVRGTxvD-GcX_E6i0FM=&h=330&w=400&sz=36&hl=en&start=29&tbnid=LEoJION1-TI-LM:&tbnh=102&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dkatrina%2Bvictims%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D21%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D21