Asia-Pacific Disaster Management Comparative and Socio-legal Perspectives

The book outlines the regulatory environment for disaster prevention and management in broad social, economic and political context. The first half of the book focuses mainly on Japan, especially the ‘3.11’ events: the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the Tohoku area on 11 March 2011 and the F...

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Other Authors: Butt, Simon (Editor), Nasu, Hitoshi (Editor), Nottage, Luke (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 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