State of Disaster: The Failure of U.S. Migration Policy in an Age of Climate Change

This book is critical for understanding how climate change intersects with hemispheric political history and regional inequality to increase immediate suffering in the wake of natural disasters and undermine longer-term safety and security. . . . Essential."-CHOICE

A forthright work of research and witness . . . State of Disaster is a learned and fervent expose that holds out hope that impacts can 'be minimized with strategic planning, sustainable practices, and responsible, accountable and transparent governance.'"-Foreword Reviews

"Garcia's study is a welcome addition to the discipline. . . . The research is timely in that it centers climate change as a push factor, di&64256;erentiating it from previous studies and providing a framework and methodology for subsequent research in this area."-Ethnic and Racial Studies

State of Disaster provides concrete examples to illustrate the intricate challenges of displacement caused by disasters and the shortcomings of existing policies. As a result, it significantly contributes to existing research on migration driven by environmental and climate change. This timely book will be appreciated by students, scholars and practitioners interested in understanding how ad hoc policies and recovery efforts fall short of addressing the growing challenges of the climate crisis."-International Migration