Adapting to Rising Sea Levels
Subtitle: Legal Challenges and Opportunities
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9781611636185
Subjects: Climatic changes; Sea level
Description: "[This book] discusses the ways in which the structure of the United States' legal system shapes adaptation...[This] book provides the necessary background on the science of sea level rise and the basic legal principles that animate decision-making in the coastal zone, including the takings doctrine. The book explores the role of federal flood insurance and disaster relief in shaping adaptation decisions, presents case studies from states, and concludes with a high-level overview of some of the unique challenges faced by corporations operating in the coastal zone."--