TY - BOOK ID - 136535311 TI - Facing catastrophe : environmental action for a post-Katrina world PY - 2010 SN - 067426813X 0674064259 PB - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Environmental policy KW - Environmental protection. KW - Emergency management. KW - Disasters KW - Risk assessment. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:136535311 AB - 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. ER -