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Regional Economic Vulnerability To Sea Level Rise In San Diego County, San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative, Center For The Blue Economy At The Middlebury Institute Of International Studies At Monterey Mar 2018

Regional Economic Vulnerability To Sea Level Rise In San Diego County, San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative, Center For The Blue Economy At The Middlebury Institute Of International Studies At Monterey

San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative

The San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative engaged the Center for the Blue Economy of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey to investigate the potential effects from climate change and projected sea level rise, and coastal storms on the economy of San Diego County. The importance of assessing these vulnerabilities arises because San Diego County is the 17th largest metropolitan area in the country and the 5th largest in California. San Diego County has a GDP that is larger than 25 other states.


Legal Risk Analysis For Sea Level Rise Adaption Strategies In San Diego, San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative, Environmental Law Institute Jun 2017

Legal Risk Analysis For Sea Level Rise Adaption Strategies In San Diego, San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative, Environmental Law Institute

San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative

This Executive Summary, put together by the Environmental Law Institute for the San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative, breaks down the findings of a full report, which concisely summarizes the legal risks and administrative hurdles associated with different adaptation strategies in order to facilitate informed decision-making. The information provided in this document is not legal advice, but designed to be a primer on multiple types of legal risk and administrative hurdles associated with sea level rise adaptation for Southern California municipalities.