Title Facing catastrophe : environmental action for a post-Katrina world / Robert R.M. Verchick.

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Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010.

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Description	1 online resource (x, 322 pages)
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Natural infrastructure -- Our incredible shrinking infrastructure -- System failures and fairness deficits -- Tending our gardens -- Backwater blues -- Disaster justice -- Winds of change -- Precaution and social welfare -- Mapping Katrina -- Planning our futures.
Note	Print version record.
Summary	"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. His prescription boils down to three simple commands: Go Green, Be Fair, and Keep Safe. Going green means minimizing exposure to hazards by preserving natural buffers and integrating those buffers into artificial systems like levees or seawalls. Being fair means looking after public health, safety, and the environment without increasing personal and social vulnerabilities. Keeping safe means a more cautionary approach when confronting disaster risks". --Publisher.
Subject	Environmental policy -- United States.
	Environmental protection.
	Emergency management.
	Disasters -- Risk assessment.
	Disasters -- prevention & control.
	Environmental Monitoring -- methods.
	Disaster Planning -- methods.
	Environmental Health.
	Public Policy.
	NATURE -- Natural Disasters.
	SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Verchick, Robert R.M. Facing catastrophe. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010 9780674047914 (DLC) 2010003367 (OCoLC)456170009
ISBN	9780674056947 (electronic bk.)
	0674056949 (electronic bk.)

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