Facing Catastrophe : : Environmental Action for a Post-Katrina World / / Robert R. M. Verchick.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999
• VerfasserIn: Verchick, Robert R. M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2010]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (336 p.)
• Other title: 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674056947; 9783110442212; 9783110442205
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674056947?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Robert R. M. Verchick.

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.