Topics: 

What makes populations vulnerable?

Assignment:

Watch the video by Spike Lee: When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006GLQI5S/ref=tmm_aiv_img_popover (Links to an external site.)

Video is $1.99 on amazon

Reflection:

How were some of the communities changed after Hurricane Katrina? How did they cope with death, devastation, and disease?

Required Readings:

-Nature of Human Communities

-Disaster Affected Populations

-Special Populations

-Ecological Considerations