Spatial planning has been identified as a critical mechanism through which climate change
adaptation can be facilitated. We review the role of spatial planning as a tool for adaptation …

Sea-level rise poses major challenges to coastal land uses, and therefore to urban planning
processes. In theory, if done well, urban planning can lead to responses to sea-level rise …

Australian coastal areas have been identified as highly vulnerable to climate change, with
major projected impacts including sea level rise, extreme weather events, increased …

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The impacts on the Australian coast of a changing climate include environmental and
property damage arising from increased frequency and severity of coastal weather events …

Coastlines around the world face complex, multi-sectoral challenges as these volatile areas
adapt to a changing climate. Despite claims that law can play a central role in overcoming …

Societies are now squarely facing the risks of environmental and climatic change, and
developed coastlines are ground zero. Climate change will cause damage to, or loss of …

To successfully respond to climate change impacts, it is imperative that governments
structure adaptation laws and policies around their country's existing legal framework. The …

Of all the folly that has characterized humankind's tenure on the earth, our fights with water
have to rank among the most nonsensical. Water's allure powerfully draws humans to its …

In this article we look at the governance of SWFs from the perspective of the competing
political interests embedded in the sponsor—the domestic political claims on funds and the …