What Lessons Have We Learned from Hurricane Katrina?
WHO: Ronald Daniels, provost and professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania
Donald Kettl, professor of political science and director of the Fels Institute of Government at Penn
Howard Kunreuther, professor and co-director of the Risk Management and Decision Processes Center at Penn's Wharton School
WHAT: Discussion and signing of the book "On Risk and Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina."
WHEN: Feb. 20, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Penn Bookstore, 3601 Walnut St.
Provost Daniels, Dr. Kettl and Dr. Kunreuther, co-editors of the new book "On Risk and Disaster: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina, will participate in this open forum on disaster response and rebuilding on the Gulf Coast.
Ronald Daniels co-authored "Rethinking the Welfare State: The Prospects for Government" and co-edited "The Security of Freedom: Essays on Canada's Anti-Terrorism Bill."
Donald F. Kettl, is author of "System Under Stress: Homeland Security and American Politics" and co-author of "The Politics of the Administrative Process."
Howard Kunreuther co-authored "Catastrophe Modeling: A New Approach to Managing Risk" and "Wharton on Making Decisions."
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