Facing catastrophe [[electronic resource] ] : environmental action for a post-Katrina world / / Robert R.M. Verchick

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910822372203321
• Autore: Verchick Robert R. M
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2010
• ISBN: 0-674-26813-X; 0-674-06425-9
• Descrizione fisica: x, 322 p
• Disciplina: 363.340973
• Soggetti: Environmental policy - United States; Environmental protection; Emergency management; Disasters - Risk assessment
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Go Green -- 1. Natural Infrastructure -- 2. Our Incredible Shrinking Infrastructure -- 3. System Failures and Fairness Deficits -- 4. Tending Our Gardens -- Part II: Be Fair -- 5. Backwater Blues -- 6. Disaster Justice -- 7. Winds of Change -- Part III: Keep Safe -- 8. Precaution and Social Welfare -- 9. Mapping Katrina -- 10. Planning Our Futures -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In this bold contribution to environmental law, Robert Verchick argues for a new perspective on disaster law that is based on the principles of environmental protection. He contends that government must assume a stronger regulatory role in managing natural infrastructure, distributional fairness, and public risk. Verchick proposes changes to the federal statutes governing environmental impact assessments, wetlands development, air emissions, and flood control, among others. This is a new vision of disaster law for the next generation.