Disaster law and policy
By: Daniel A. Farber ... [et al.].
Contributors: Farber, Daniel A., 1950-; Farber, Daniel A., 1950-
Edition: [2nd ed.].
Publisher: Aspen Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Frederick, MD
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780735588349
Subjects: Disaster relief -- Law and legislation -- United States; Emergency management -- Law and legislation -- United States; Natural disasters -- Law and legislation -- United States; Disaster insurance -- Law and legislation -- United States; Hazard mitigation -- Law and legislation -- United States; Hurricane protection -- Government policy -- United States; Disasters -- Social aspects; Hurricane Katrina, 2005
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Disasters and the law / Daniel A. Farber, Jim Chen. 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why things go wrong : causes of disaster; title: Who's in charge? : federal power to respond to disaster; title: Emergency response; title: Social vulnerability; title: Evaluating and responding to risk; title: Compensation and risk spreading; title: Recovering from disaster; title: International disaster law and policy.