Law Property and Disasters

<p>This book re-considers property law for a future of environmental disruption.</p><p>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 land, notwithstanding the persistent reality of informal settlements in many parts of the Global South. In a world affected by catastrophic disasters, this book develops a vision of adaptive governance for property in land based on a critical re-assessment of state-centric property law.</p><p>This book will appeal to a broad readership with interests in legal theory, property law, adaptive governance, international development, refugee studies, postcolonial studies, and natural disasters.</p> <p>1. Land Law and the State: New Contexts of Human Mobility</p><p>2. Property and Sovereignty: A Postcolonial Perspective</p><p>3. Polycentric Property Systems</p><p>4. Property Law and Disaster Vulnerability: The Case of Typhoon Haiyan</p><p>5. Land and the Lens of the State: Law, Rights and Disaster Risk Reduction</p><p>6. Land Titling after the Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster</p><p>7. Community Mapping: Adjusting Property after the Tsunami</p><p>8.Towards Adaptive Property Law</p><p>Conclusion</p>