1st Edition
Law, Property and Disasters Adaptive Perspectives from the Global South
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book re-considers property law for a future of environmental disruption.
As slogans such as “build the wall” or “stop the boats” affect public policy, there are counter-questions as to whether positivist or statist notions of property are fit for purpose in a time of human mobility and environmental disruption. State-centric property laws construct legal fictions of sovereign control over... Read more
1. Land Law and the State: New Contexts of Human Mobility
2. Property and Sovereignty: A Postcolonial Perspective
3. Polycentric Property Systems
4. Property Law and Disaster Vulnerability: The Case of Typhoon Haiyan
5. Land and the Lens of the State: Law, Rights and Disaster Risk Reduction
6. Land Titling after the Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster
7. Community Mapping: Adjusting Property after the Tsunami
8.Towards Adaptive Property Law
Conclusion
Biography
Daniel Fitzpatrick is a Professor of Law at Monash University.
Caroline Compton is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Western Sydney.
