Adaptive Planning for Coastal
Change: Legal Issues for Local
Government. April 19, 2013, Long
Key Natural Area & Nature Center,
Davie, Fla.
On April 19, Florida Sea Grant, with support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, worked with the Palm Beach County Planning Congress, the Florida Coastal Management Program, the Environmental & Land Use Law Section of the Florida Bar, the Southeast Florida Climate Compact, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, and the Community Resiliency Program of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity to present a workshop on legal issues for local governments facing changing coasts.
Agenda and Presentations
- Agenda
- Understanding and Addressing Climate Vulnerabilities in Our Communities; Dr. Nancy Gassman
- The Big Picture on Climate Change Law: Heating Up the Discussion; Erin Deady
- Property Protections 101: Takings Law & Making Adaption Strategies “Takings Proof”; Michael Wolf
- Takings Law and Adaptation Planning: Reasonable Investment-Backed Expectations and the Bert J. Harris, Jr., Private Property Rights Protection Act; Thomas Ruppert
- The Wake-Up Call for Local Government Liability and Coastal Change: The Jordan Case; Patrick McCormack
- Other Considerations for Adaptive Planning for Coastal Change; Samantha “Sam” Medlock
- Best Practices for Adaptation Planning; Kim LundgrenRolling Easements: Theory and Practice Intro; Richard McLaughlin
- Overview of Adaptation Action Areas and Initiative at the State Level; Julie Dennis
