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Overflow and Containment in the Aftermath of Disaster

Collection

Social Studies of Science Journal

\"Overflow and Containment in the Aftermath of Disaster\"\r\n\r\nEssay originally published, Social Studies of Science, vol 37, no 1 (February 2007): 153-158

Keywords:

accidents, Hurricane Katrina, politics, public inquiries, risk, risk society, sociology

Files:

Hilgartner, OverflowandContainment_555be04f0e.pdf

Citation

“Overflow and Containment in the Aftermath of Disaster,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 22, 2024, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/25932.

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