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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]
Descriptionxiii, 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 noteBased on author's thesis (doctoral - Duke University, 2010).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2016051956
ISBN9781611636185 paperback alkaline paper
ISBN1611636183 paperback alkaline paper

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