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There is no shortage of literature on the impact of major disasters like hurricane Katrina. But, the extreme magnitude of these disasters can distract from the likelihood that, in reality, most disasters will be smaller in scale, be less extreme and have more localized impacts. In fact, scenarios such as the New Orleans experience with Katrina, when the entire community was for all intents and purposes destroyed, can actually divert attention of cities and towns