{"product_id":"9781472595188","title":"The \"Katrina Effect\": On the Nature of Catastrophe","description":"On August 29th 2005, the headwaters of Hurricane Katrina's storm-surge  arrived at New Orleans, the levees broke and the city was inundated.  Perhaps no other disaster of the 21st century has so captured the global  media's attention and featured in the 'imagination of disaster' like  Katrina. \u003ci\u003eThe Katrina\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEffect \u003c\/i\u003echarts  the important ethical territory that underscores thinking about  disaster and the built environment globally. Given the unfolding of  recent events, disasters are acquiring original and complex meanings.  This is partly because of the global expansion and technological  interaction of urban societies in which the multiple and varied impacts  of disasters are recognized. \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e  These meanings pose  significant new problems for civil society: what becomes of public  accountability, egalitarianism and other democratic ideals in the face  of catastrophe? This collection of critical essays assesses the storm's  global impact on overlapping urban, social and political imaginaries.  Given the coincidence and 'perfect storm' of environmental,  geo-political and economic challenges facing liberal democratic  societies, communities will come under increasing strain to preserve and  restore social fabric while affording all citizens equal opportunity in  determining the forms that future cities and communities will take.  Today, 21st century economic neo-liberalism, global warming or recent  theories of 'urban vulnerability' and resilience provide key new  contexts for understanding the meaning and legacy of Katrina.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129699713264,"sku":"9781472595188","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472595188_p0.jpg?v=1763598740","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472595188","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}