Weather Disasters and the Law: Examining the Need for Change in Canada

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dc.contributor.authorJoseph, Matthew
dc.contributor.supervisorM'Gonigle, Michael
dc.contributor.supervisorAdjin-Tettey, Elizabeth Ammah
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-18T20:05:58Z
dc.date.available2014-09-18T20:05:58Z
dc.date.copyright2014en_US
dc.date.issued2014-09-18
dc.degree.departmentFaculty of Law
dc.degree.levelMaster of Laws LL.Men_US
dc.description.abstractCanada is one of the wealthiest and most technologically advanced countries in the world. Yet, it fails to maintain an effective and comprehensive system for responding to weather-related hazards. The adverse socio-economic impacts of extreme weather are sufficiently serious to make climate change a threat to humanity. Weather events have lingering effects on peoples’ financial stability, particularly in low-income households. The goal of this thesis is to illuminate the nature of the legal, economic and social challenges posed by extreme weather. Thus, I present a comprehensive study of the Canadian institutional responses to these disasters.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/5690
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/*
dc.subjectextreme weatheren_US
dc.subjectclimate changeen_US
dc.subjecttortsen_US
dc.titleWeather Disasters and the Law: Examining the Need for Change in Canadaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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