Climate Change and Coastal Development Law in Australia
$88.38
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2014
Summary
Climate change is anticipated to raise global sea levels, and also impact on the frequency and intensity of storm surge and erosion events. These events pose a serious threat to the Australian population, with many communities located in low-lying coastal areas.
These events also give rise to a number of complicated legal issues. Law and policy-makers need to develop effective adaptation approaches that involve planning for new coastal developments while also addressing the risks to e…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781862879713 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1862879710 |
| Author: | Justine Bell |
| Publisher: | Federation Press |
| Imprint: | Federation Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2014 |
| Weight: | 344g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Justine Bell
Justine Bell is a Lecturer at the TC Beirne School of Law, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the areas of environmental law and climate change law. Justine obtained a PhD from Queensland University of Technology in 2010, and was awarded an ARC-funded Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2011. She undertook her postdoctoral research at the Global Change Institute at The University of Queensland, focusing on legal, policy and insurance responses to sea-level rise.
Her main area of research interest is climate change adaptation law, as well as environmental, planning and property law. She is also particularly interested in multidisciplinary approaches to these issues, and has collaborated widely with researchers from science.
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