Managing Coastal Resources in an Era of Climate Change - Environmental Politics and Law
Offered By: Yale University via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore coastal resource management strategies in the face of climate change through this 44-minute lecture from Yale University's Environmental Politics and Law course. Examine the challenges of balancing property rights with ecosystem protection as coastal populations grow. Learn about legal and economic approaches, including eminent domain, used to create national seashores like Fire Island and Cape Cod. Analyze case studies of barrier island management and discuss how insurance policies influence coastal settlement patterns. Gain insights into ecological principles for assessing coastal vulnerabilities and discover best practices for pre- and post-storm coastal management.
Syllabus
- Chapter 1. Growth of Coastal Zone Population; Management Strategies
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- Chapter 2. Thinking About Vulnerabilities with Principles of Ecology
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- Chapter 3. The Cape Cod Case: Private Property and Eminent Domain
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- Chapter 4. The Fire Island Case: Carrot and Stick Approach
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- Chapter 5. Additional Pre- and Post-storm Examples; Best Practices
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