The aim and purpose with this essay is to identify the natural conditions of the New Orleans City region, and to establish an understanding of the disastrous event of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. Who lived in this area and how did this event affect the outcome of the disaster?The theory is based on two Swedish human geographers Torsten Hägerstrand and Thomas Lundén, and their theories on regional geography and political geography, also regarded as ?geopolitics?. Regional and Political Geography are explained as the relation between state and territory, power over the territory and the variables that affect the relations on different levels such as; economy, culture, technology, demography and communication.The author decided to use the quantitative method in the process of research, the essay underwent an overall analyzes of the media settings, articles, written literature and documentaries. The author has been very critical to the material and data that was presented by the American authorities, media and non governmental organisations.New Orleans City?s topography is unique in the matter that the city is constructed on a delta area, the Mississippi River, Missouri and Ohio River systems are all connected in New Orleans.

Sedan 1998 har en betydande ökningen av långtidssjukskrivningarna skett. Ökningen kan till stor del tillskrivas stressrelaterad ohälsa. En av orsakerna till den symtombild vi ser sägs bero på det höga tempo och de krav på förändringsbarhet individen utsätts för i vår moderna tid med rationaliserade arbetsstrukturer. Stressen tolkas ofta både av doktor och patient i huvudsak orsakad av arbetet d.v.s. arbetsrelaterad stress.

Sedan 1998 har en betydande ökningen av långtidssjukskrivningarna skett. Ökningen kan till stor del tillskrivas stressrelaterad ohälsa. En av orsakerna till den symtombild vi ser sägs bero på det höga tempo och de krav på förändringsbarhet individen utsätts för i vår moderna tid med rationaliserade arbetsstrukturer. Stressen tolkas ofta både av doktor och patient i huvudsak orsakad av arbetet d.v.s. arbetsrelaterad stress.

The European Union is a 60 year long collaboration between the European countries. It was born from the intention to ease trade and thereby reassure peace. Within the 60 years EU has functioned it has developed and expanded further. In 1952 it evolved around the trade of coal and steel between six countries, today it includes 27 nations and oversees a large number of topics such as foreign affairs, a common currency and regional politics. EU has grown at several times, the latest expansion was the largest where 12 new countries became members. The unions of countries that only 60 years ago were at different sides of a world war can be considered an accomplishment.