Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Setting the scene: a guide to this volume -- Reporting, frequency, and correlates of disasters -- Providing compensation to survivors of disasters -- Hurricanes -- Floods and their consequences -- Tornadoes -- Drought and other risks to agricu…
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The authors examine examine the increasing frequency of disasters in the United States along with their costs, compensation, mitigation strategies, and where different types are likely to occur.
The authors examine examine the increasing frequency of disasters in the United States along with their costs, compensation, mitigation strategies, and where different types are likely to occur.
"Disasters are increasing in frequency throughout the world. In 2015 in the United States, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recorded a total of 70 natural disasters with 43 of those receiving major disaster declarations. In contrast, 13 major disasters were declare…
The authors examine examine the increasing frequency of disasters in the United States along with their costs, compensation, mitigation strategies, and where different types are likely to occur.
Présentation de l'éditeur : "This book argues that the international community has a moral duty to intervene on behalf of a population affected by a natural hazard when their government is either unable or unwilling to provide necessary assistance. The work draws on law, interna…
"This book argues that the international community has a moral duty to intervene on behalf of a population affected by a natural hazard when their government is either unable or unwilling to provide necessary assistance. The work draws on law, international relations theory, and…
The ethical gap : reconciling intervention for natural hazards -- Theoretical situation of natural hazard response -- International laws & norms for intervention in the context of natural hazards -- Welfare as a human right -- Case study : international response to cyclone Nargi…
"This book argues that the international community has a moral duty to intervene on behalf of a population affected by a natural hazard when their government is either unable or unwilling to provide necessary assistance. The work draws on law, international relations theory, and…
"This book argues that the international community has a moral duty to intervene on behalf of a population affected by a natural hazard when their government is either unable or unwilling to provide necessary assistance. The work draws on law, international relations theory, and…
Disaster law: emerging thresholds
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"This book looks at how legal frameworks can and do reduce risks arising out of disasters. The volume: analyses existing disaster laws and the challenges on the ground; brings together case studies from some of the most vulnerable regions; and proposes solutions to avert existin…