Lack of Coordination During Emergencies

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Annotated bibliography must be three double-spaced pages. Full description and case study are attached.

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1. Annotated Bibliography: For this paper you should conduct research in peer-reviewed journals or other journals that are considered to have reliable information (do not rely solely on sources from the secular press, i.e. Time, Newsweek, although you may include these resources in your paper). In addition to the textbook, you need at least three articles from professional scholarly journals and not popular Internet sites (if you do find something on the World Wide Web, it must be authored and/or be a reliable source). In these journals, the research and information is either reviewed by an editorial team (such as for the Harvard Business Review) or a group of peers The purpose of the Annotated Bibliography is to assist you in developing research analysis skills including: critical thinking, writing, and literature research skills. The Annotated Bibliography should include the following information for each source: - Name of the article, including the complete bibliographic citation, using APA format. - Summary/abstract of the article – annotation (sometimes it is helpful to ask yourself the following questions in synthesizing the information: Who? (author) What was done? (for example, an experimental study investigating the interaction of short term memory and attention) How? (was it done) What were the findings? (identify the major ones) Contributions? (new findings, applications, etc.) Final Paper Prep Your Final Paper in the class will involve analyzing any of the problems, challenges, and lessons regarding federal-state cooperation and intergovernmental cooperation in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, which devastated not only the city of New Orleans but also many of the Gulf States. Review Case Study 5 in American Intergovernmental Relations: A Fragmented Federal Polity, “System Failure: The Response to Hurricane Katrina.” After reviewing the Case Study, submit a three-page paper prep that contains the following information: • Topic: Identify any aspect of the response to Hurricane Katrina of interest to you. You must consider political, economic, or administrative elements of the federal and state responses to Hurricane Katrina. For example, you could focus on the evacuation of stranded New Orleans residents; the provision of emergency food and medical equipment in the immediate aftermath of the hurricane; coordinating and implementing temporary housing (e.g., FEMA trailers) to those displaced by Hurricane Katrina; economic assistance provided to cities, towns, and villages along the Gulf Coast; the establishment of law and order in the city of New Orleans. • Thesis: Develop your thesis statement. This will become the point or perspective you will argue or prove in the paper. Please see the Ashford-approved handbook, or The Writing Center, for information on how to develop a solid thesis. A draft of your thesis should be included for feedback from the instructor. • Annotated Bibliography: For this paper you should conduct research in peer-reviewed journals or other journals that are considered to have reliable information (do not rely solely on sources from the secular press, e.g., Time, Newsweek, although you may include these resources in your paper). In addition to the textbook, you need at least three articles from professional scholarly journals and not popular Internet sites (if you do find something on the World Wide Web, it must be authored and/or be a reliable source). In these journals, the research and information is either reviewed by an editorial team (such as for the Harvard Business Review) or a group of peers The purpose of the Annotated Bibliography is to assist you in developing research analysis skills including: critical thinking, writing, and literature research skills. The Annotated Bibliography should include the following information for each source: • • • • • • • Name of the article, including the complete bibliographic citation, using APA format. Summary/abstract of the article – called an annotation. It is sometimes helpful to ask yourself the following questions in synthesizing the information: Who wrote the article? (Author(s)) What was done in the article? (For example, an experimental study investigating the interaction of short term memory and attention) How was the study done? What were the findings? (Identify the major results of the study) Contributions? (New findings, applications, etc.) Submit your three-page paper (not including title and reference pages). Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide and must cite at least three scholarly sources in addition to the textbook. The Paper • • Must be three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in Must include a separate title page with the following: Title of paper Student’s name o Course name and number o Instructor’s name o Date submitted Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text. The \table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment. Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style o o • • • •
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Lack of Coordination during Emergencies
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Lack of Coordination during Emergencies
Considered one of the worst emergencies to ever occur in the United States, Hurricane
Katrina demonstrated the worst form of failed coordination between two levels of government
when such was needed most. Despite sufficient warning and forecast of the hurricane, the state
and the federal government did little to prepare for the havoc which was forthcoming, which was
further compounded by unstructured response between the two levels of government (Stephens
& Wikstrom, 2007). Hours after the hurricane had caused significant damage and deaths, the
federal agency responsible for such emergencies, the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), was unsure of how to deploy its resources especially in New Orleans due to the failed
coordination and communication failures which were experienced between the president and the
state’s governor and other bodies responsible for responding to emergencies. The response
initiated by the army and the National Guard was one of the major causes of the confusion and
delays which worsened the already dire situation in New Orleans. Franke, Charoy, and El
Khoury (2013) note that the lack of a centralized command system caused despair and extreme
confusion on how to undertake the rescue mission.
Thesis statement: The lack of a centralized command system to coordinate the different
responders to Hurricane Katrina was a major contributing factor to the ...


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