Disaster law and policy / Daniel A. Farber ... [et al.].

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Aspen elective seriesPublication details: Frederick, MD : Aspen Publishers ; Austin : Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, c2010.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxv, 465 p. ; 26 cmISBN:

0735588341 (perfectbound : alk. paper)
9780735588349 (perfectbound : alk. paper)

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DDC classification:

344.7305/348 22

LOC classification:

KF3750 .F37 2010

Contents:

Why things go wrong : causes of disaster -- Who's in charge? : federal power to respond to disaster -- Emergency response -- Social vulnerability -- Evaluating and responding to risk -- Compensation and risk spreading -- Recovering from disaster -- International disaster law and policy.

Subject: Disaster Law and Policy examines the growing field concerned with disaster prevention, emergency response, compensation & insurance, human rights, and community recovery. The first book on disaster law to appear in the wake of Katrina, this fascinating text provides the key building blocks for a thoughtful analysis of the issues that surround disaster-relief policy and procedure.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	344.730548 DIS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900112418

Rev. ed. of: Disasters and the law / Daniel A. Farber, Jim Chen. 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 437-455) and index.

Disaster Law and Policy examines the growing field concerned with disaster prevention, emergency response, compensation & insurance, human rights, and community recovery. The first book on disaster law to appear in the wake of Katrina, this fascinating text provides the key building blocks for a thoughtful analysis of the issues that surround disaster-relief policy and procedure.

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