Department of Political Science, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, USA.
Disasters. 2010 Jan;34(1):93-111. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7717.2009.01116.x.
This paper examines the impact of Hurricane Rita on one of the many universities along the Gulf Coast of the United States: Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. Hurricane Rita, which made landfall between Sabine Pass, Texas, and Johnson's Bayou, Louisiana, on 24 September 2005, is the fourth strongest Atlantic Ocean hurricane on record and the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico. This paper assesses the tasks that confronted the administration, faculty, and students of Lamar University in the days and weeks after the event. It concludes that the one factor that will influence more than any other the degree of success after any disaster is whether all levels of the administrative command institutionalise, endorse, promote, and encourage the adopted recovery plan. The research seeks to share valuable insights on the vulnerabilities that academic institutions face during natural disasters and to highlight some of the many lessons learned.
德克萨斯州博蒙特的拉玛尔大学。2005 年 9 月 24 日，飓风丽塔在德克萨斯州萨宾帕斯和路易斯安那州约翰逊湾之间登陆，是有记录以来大西洋第四强的飓风，也是墨西哥湾有史以来观测到的最强热带气旋。本文评估了飓风丽塔发生后，拉玛尔大学的行政人员、教师和学生所面临的任务。研究得出的结论是，在任何灾难之后，比其他任何因素都更能影响成功程度的因素是行政指挥的各个层面是否将所采用的恢复计划制度化、认可、推广和鼓励。研究旨在分享学术机构在自然灾害中面临的脆弱性方面的宝贵见解，并强调许多经验教训。
