Disasters, hazards and law

• Other Authors: Deflem, Mathieu
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2012.
• Series: Sociology of crime, law, and deviance ; v. 17.
• Subjects: Social Science > General.; Social Science > Criminology.; Social Science > Violence in Society.; Society & social sciences.; Social services & welfare, criminology.; Emergency management > Law and legislation.; Disaster relief > Law and legislation.

This volume deals with important social-science issues of law and legal control pertaining to disasters and hazards in a variety of contexts. The orientation of this volume is driven by relevant recent occurrences, such as hurricanes Katrina and Irene in the United States; the 2010 BP oil spill, and...