Regulation of Coastal Zones and Natural Disasters: Mitigating the Impact of Tsunamis in Chile Through Urban and Regional Planning
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Geraldine Herrmann
Abstract
This paper analyzes the role of urban and regional planning in mitigating the impact of tsunamis in Chile, particularly in response to the tsunami of February 27, 2010. It examines the draft norms and policies to reduce the impact of tsunamis at the national level, as well as tsunami mitigation measures proposed in recent reconstruction plans by local councils. This paper shows that local regulations that mitigate the impact of tsunamis are being designed and developed in a weak national regulatory framework and are “improvised” at the local level. Therefore, a clear regulatory framework and set of urban polices is required in Chile at the national and local level to reduce vulnerability to tsunamis. The paper concludes with policy recommendations to mitigate the impact of tsunamis in Chile through urban and regional planning at the national and local level.
©2015 by De Gruyter
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Editorial
- Introduction – The Problem of Law in Response to Disasters
- Articles
- “Beyond Imagination”: Government Blind Spots Regarding Catastrophic Risks
- Regulation of Coastal Zones and Natural Disasters: Mitigating the Impact of Tsunamis in Chile Through Urban and Regional Planning
- Disaster and Protection of Tenants in Japanese Law: General Principles in Time of Emergencies
- Japan’s News Media, The Information Disclosure Law, and The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
- Is International Ocean Law Capable of Preventing or Mitigating the Impacts of Nuclear Disaster?
