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Organizing for Homeland Security after Katrina: Is Adaptive Management What’s Missing?
Author(s) -
Wise Charles R.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2006.00587.x
Subject(s) - homeland security , hurricane katrina , homeland , government (linguistics) , emergency management , public administration , political science , business , computer security , natural disaster , law , terrorism , computer science , politics , geography , linguistics , philosophy , meteorology
This article analyzes performance and organizational issues revealed by the governmental response to Hurricane Katrina. It reviews and analyzes the organizational changes made in the federal government to address homeland security and presents several proposals for reorganization suggested by policy makers in the aftermath of Katrina. A management approach rooted in adaptive management is presented for use in the ongoing process of organizing for homeland security.