Collapse and the City: The Breakdown of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, 2005

• Main Author: Jakobsson, Angelina
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: KTH, Urbana och regionala studier 2012
• Subjects: Societal collapse; city collapse; environment; natural disaster; crisis; catastrophe; flooding; Jared Diamond; Clive Ponting; Samhällskollaps; stadskollaps; miljö; naturkatastrof; kris; sammanbrott; orkan; översvämning; Social Sciences; Samhällsvetenskap; Environmental Sciences; Miljövetenskap; Orleans; Emergency, Prevention, Preparedness, and Response
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-98691

The environment has become the center of attention in recent years. The world is at the brink of several interrelated ‘green’ crises: environmental degradation, climate change, peak oil, food crisis, and various natural disasters. Hence, there is a viable threat to society. This essay aims to explor...