Adapting to rising sea levels : legal challenges and opportunities

Adapting to rising sea levels : legal challenges and opportunities / Margaret E. Peloso.

Author/creator	Peloso, Margaret author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, [2018]
Description	xiii, 330 pages ; 23 cm
Subject(s)	Climatic changes--Law and legislation --United States. Sea level--Government policy --United States.

Contents	Introduction to sea level rise -- Defining coastal vulnerability and the need for coastal management -- The role of federal insurance and disaster relief programs -- Key legal principles to understand sea level rise adaptation -- California -- North Carolina -- Texas -- Lessons for policy makers -- Challenges for corporations in adapting to sea level rise.
General note	Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Duke University, 2010).
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2016051956
ISBN	9781611636185 paperback alkaline paper
ISBN	1611636183 paperback alkaline paper

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