Underwater: loss, flood insurance, and the moral economy of climate change in the united states
Auteur :
Elliott, Rebecca
Éditeur :
Columbia University Press
ISBN :
9780231190275
Date de publication :
5 janv. 2021
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Rebecca Elliott explores how families, communities, and governments confront problems of loss as the climate changes. She offers the first in-depth account of the politics and social effects of the U.S. National Flood Insurance Program, in an incisive consideration of the dilemmas of moral economy underlying insurance.