Description: This book examines the regulatory environment for disaster prevention and management in broad social, economic and political contexts. It also addresses the important roles played by international law and regional regimes for cross-border cooperation.
Review Quotes:
Erudite, pragmatic, and charged with detailed, substantive knowledge of an astonishing range of contexts and research fields, this timely collection of important essays on the law and society of disaster management stands as an exemplary international academic response to the disasters of 11 March 2011.
Annelise Riles
Jack G. Clarke '52 Professor of Far East Legal Studies
Director, Clarke Program in East Asian Law and Culture
Professor of Anthropology
Cornell Law School