Asia-Pacific Disaster Management

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.

Comprehensive and scholarly account of the legal, political and socio-economic implications of Japan's 'triple disasters' in 2011 Multi-disciplinary perspective combining legal and social science perspectives on lessons to be learned from the disaster in Japan and its recovery as well as the Asia-Pacific region more generally Insights and proposals for regulatory reform related to disaster prevention and relief Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
Disaster Management: Socio-Legal and Asia-Pacific Perspectives.- A Public Health Perspective on Reconstructing Post-Disaster Japan.- Disaster in Japan: A Case Study.- Government Liability for Regulatory Failure in the Fukushima Disaster: An Australian Comparison.- Liability for Nuclear Damages under Japanese Law: Key Legal Problems Arising from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident.- Managing Future Disasters: Japan's Energy Security and Nanotechnology Regulation.- The March 2011 Tohoku Disaster in Japanese Science Fiction.- BRR Aceh-Nias: Post-disaster Reconstruction Governance.- Disaster Management Law in Indonesia: From Response to Preparedness? .- The Legal System in China and the Handling of Accidents and Disasters.- The Slow Road to Recovery: A City Rebuilds under the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act 2011.- Human Rights and Dignity: Lessons from the Canterbury Rebuild and Recovery Effort.- Tax Policy and Chaos: War, Disaster, and the Role of the Tax System.- International Nuclear Law Nuclear Safety, Emergency Response and Nuclear Liability.