Part I. Critical Perspectives on the Evolution of Disaster Law and Policy: 1. Catastrophe is not the end but the beginning Donovan Finn; 2. The flood: Political economy and disaster Mari Matsuda; Part II. Effective Governance as an Imperative for Responsive Disaster Law and Policy: 3. Governance structures for recovery and resilience Susan L. Cutter; 4. Governance strategies for mitigating urban heat island effect Dawid Szescilo; 5. Regulatory institutional challenges to prevent mining dam disasters in Brazil Patricia Sampaio and Romulo Sampaio; 6. Integrating disaster risk reduction and climate change Livhuwani David Nemakonde and Dewald van Niekerk; 7. Climate resilience in the greater bay area of South China Maria Francesch-Huidobro; 8. An adaptive legal framework for water security concerns in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao greater bay area Ping Yu Fan and Kwok Pan Chun; Part III. Law's Role in Promoting Hazard Mitigation: Intergovernmental, International, National, and Local Approaches: 9. Local resilience, land use law, and disaster planning John R. Nolon; 10. Financing city resilience Arthur C. Nelson; 11. Disaster, land use, and European Union law Juli Ponce; 12. Covid-19 and cooperation in times of disaster Matiangai Sirleaf; 13. Disaster recovery in rural communities Ann M. Eisenberg; 14. Wildfire federalism Stephen R. Miller; 15. A comparative review of hazard-prone housing acquisition laws, policies, and programs in the United States and Aotearoa New Zealand Gavin Smith and Wendy Saunders; 16. Urban transformation as a resilience strategy Asli Ceylan Oner and Haluk OEzener; 17. How green cities prevent disasters? Wellington Migliari; 18. Constructing a resilient energy supply Shelley Welton; 19. Building a resilient power grid Robert R. M. Verchick; 20. Weaponizing private property and the chilling effect of regulatory takings jurisprudence in combating global warming Danaya C. Wright; Part IV. Private Sector Initiatives to Promote Disaster Resilience and Recovery: 21. Averting disasters through watershed policy advocacy Chinkie Pelino-Golle and Florence Chio Baula; 22. Insuring natural catastrophes in America Christopher French; 23. Corporate compliance and climate change Susan S. Kuo and Benjamin Means; Part V. Lawyers as Disaster Law and Policy Leaders: Training for Students and Guidance for Practitioners: 24. Creating blueprints for law school responses to natural disasters Jeffrey R. Baker, Christine E. Cerniglia, Davida Finger, Luz Herrera, and JoNel Newman; 25. Law and lawyers in disaster response Clifford J. Villa; Part VI. Cultural Heritage Protection and Cross-Disciplinary Opportunities for Advancing Disaster Law and Policy: 26. Scheduled monuments and sites at risk of coastal erosion Pernille Denise Frederiksen and Marianne Lindegaard Rasmussen; 27. Heritage-related disaster policy in the United States Sara C. Bronin; 28. Love for heritage in the time of Covid-19 Jack Tsen-Ta Lee; 29. Reflections on urban cultural heritage, public health, and public participation Ryan Rowberry; Part VII. Disasters and Vulnerable Communities: 30. After the storm Brie Sherwin; 31. Social construction of disaster survivors and displaced populations Alka Sapat, Arjola Belilaq, and Ann-Margaret Esnard; 32. From Covid-19 to climate change Cinnamon P. Carlarne; 33. Disasters and disability Lance Gable.
