Ethics for Disaster

Ethics for Disaster is an unmatched guidebook in homeland security and emergency management. With its practical framework and real-world examples, it challenges readers to consider their moral obligations during crises, providing invaluable insights into the ethics of preparedness and response. It's an essential resource for anyone working in the field. --Christopher Bellavita, academic programs director, Center for Homeland Defense and Security, Naval Postgraduate School Naomi Zack's work is distinguished by her careful and considered thought, with a keen eye for the ways that disadvantaged groups can become more vulnerable through disasters. Such dynamics were seen with devastating clarity during the pandemic. This revised and extended volume grapples with the fraught realities of COVID-19 and climate change, examining recent and predicted disasters in reference to the fundamental elements of earth, air, fire, and water. Zack is a sensitive, empathetic thinker with a strong sense for some of the most fundamental challenges we are collectively reckoning with. The new edition of Ethics for Disaster is an important contribution to a set of issues that will unfortunately continue to be central in the years to come. --Christopher Hobson, associate professor, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University, and visiting associate professor, College of Global Liberal Arts, Ritsumeikan University