So, here is book, actually published all the way back in 1999, that addresses the politics of disater, who knew?
and this site, blogcritics.org, very interesting.
Blogcritics.org: Blogcritics On Katrina: The Politics of Recrimination: "
Disasters and Democracy: The Politics of Extreme Natural Events
David Scherf
Book from Island Press
Release date: June, 1999"