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4. The Disaster after 9/11: The Department of Homeland Security and a New FEMA
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Charles Perrow
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface to the Paperback Edition. Continuing Catastrophe vii
- Acknowledgments xlix
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Part One: Introduction and Natural Disasters
- 1. Shrink the Targets 1
- 2. “Natural” Disasters? 14
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Part Two: Can Government Help?
- 3. The Government Response The First FEMA 43
- 4. The Disaster after 9/11: The Department of Homeland Security and a New FEMA 68
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Part Three: The Disastrous Private Sector
- 5. Are Terrorists as Dangerous as Management? The Nuclear Plant Threat 133
- 6. Better Vulnerability through Chemistry 174
- 7. Disastrous Concentration in the National Power Grid 211
- 8. Concentration and Terror on the Internet 248
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Part Four: What Is to Be Done?
- 9. The Enduring Sources of Failure: Organizational, Executive, and Regulatory 291
- Appendix A: Three Types of Redundancy 327
- Appendix B: Networks of Small Firms 331
- Bibliography 335
- Index 355
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface to the Paperback Edition. Continuing Catastrophe vii
- Acknowledgments xlix
-
Part One: Introduction and Natural Disasters
- 1. Shrink the Targets 1
- 2. “Natural” Disasters? 14
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Part Two: Can Government Help?
- 3. The Government Response The First FEMA 43
- 4. The Disaster after 9/11: The Department of Homeland Security and a New FEMA 68
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Part Three: The Disastrous Private Sector
- 5. Are Terrorists as Dangerous as Management? The Nuclear Plant Threat 133
- 6. Better Vulnerability through Chemistry 174
- 7. Disastrous Concentration in the National Power Grid 211
- 8. Concentration and Terror on the Internet 248
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Part Four: What Is to Be Done?
- 9. The Enduring Sources of Failure: Organizational, Executive, and Regulatory 291
- Appendix A: Three Types of Redundancy 327
- Appendix B: Networks of Small Firms 331
- Bibliography 335
- Index 355