The Law of Adaptation to Climate Change: United States and International Aspects

by Katrina Fischer Kuh & Michael B. Gerrard (Author)

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The laws that try to reduce climate change are well known. But what about the climate change that is occurring regardless of these efforts? The Law of Adaptation to Climate Change takes a sweeping look at the current and proposed legal aspects of coping with climate change—from drought, extreme precipitation, heat waves, and wild fires to global shifts in temperature, sea level, water and food supply, coastal conditions, infrastructure, ecosystems, and human health and economies. Applicable laws exist at all levels, but are uncoordinated and embody numerous contradictions and inevitable gaps. This book provides a comprehensive resource of laws aimed at increasing resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change. Written by authorities from private practice, government, and academia, this compendium examines the legal aspects of coping with climate change, both in the United States and around the world. Chapters address critical U.S. concerns related to water, energy, building and infrastructure, public lands, coastal issues, species and ecosystem impacts, and disaster preparedness, as well as important international issues such as financing, health, population displacement, maritime jurisdiction, water, and human security.

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“This is an excellent and comprehensive survey of a subject greatly in need of attention by the governmental and legal communities. Much has been written about the effects of climate change and our need to take steps to alleviate them. In contrast, how the world may adapt to climate change has till now received far less analysis. This work goes far to fill that gap. . . . The book is clearly written and thorough, and should prove a fine work for students, practitioners, and government officials.”—Philip Weinberg, St. John’s School of Law, New York

About the Author

Michael B. Gerrard is Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice and Director of the Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School and Senior Counsel to Arnold & Porter LLP. He is author or editor of nine other books, two of which were named Best Law Book of the Year by the Association of American Publishers. Among his books are Global Climate Change and U.S. Law (2007), The Law of Green Buildings (2009), and The Law of Clean Energy (2011).

Katrina Fischer Kuh is an associate professor specializing in environmental law at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. She writes frequently on environmental subjects, and her articles have been published in the Duke Law Journal and Harvard Environmental Law Review, among others.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ American Bar Association (September 17, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 928 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 161438696X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1614386964
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.57 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.97 x 1.84 x 9.98 inches

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The laws that attempt to reduce climate change are well known. But what about laws to deal with the climate change that will occur regardless of these efforts? The Law of Adaptation to Climate Change takes a sweeping look at the current and proposed legal aspects of coping with climate change--from drought, extreme precipitation, heat waves, and wild fires to global shifts in temperature, sea level, water and food supply, coastal conditions, infrastructure, ecosystems, and human health and economies. Applicable laws exist at all levels (international, national, state, local) and in different forms (constitutions, statutes, agency regulations, judicial decisions, private agreements, voluntary guidelines); they are not only uncoordinated but collectively embody numerous contradictions and inevitable gaps.

This state-of-the-art compendium examines how laws are being modified, finessed, or imagined to deal with the impacts of climate change, both in the United States and around the globe. Chapter authors have significant experience in the legal aspects of climate change and are drawn from private practice, government, and academia. When it is not known how the law will, or even should, respond, these authorities suggest informed possibilities for future action.

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