Introduction. Part one Recovery: the second disaster. The lady in the purple outfit ; A heckuva job! ; Do-it-yourself recovery ; Green dots ; Bootstraps ; Commemorative snow globes
Part two Mitigation: preventing disaster. Creating disaster ; The fight for Camp Ellis ; Disaster denialism ; A reactive approach ; The future of Camp Ellis
Part three Response: the disaster. A quick response ; A warning ; A planned response ; An unplanned response ; Up to our bottoms in alligators
Part four Damage control. Climate change is already here ; Facing the consequences ; "A real catastrophe like Katrina"
Part five Preparedness: anticipating disaster. Surviving on checklists & go-bags ; Designing an emergency management system ; How not to manage a pandemic
Part six Disaster justice. Creating a movement for disaster justice ; Working toward disaster justice ; On finding change