Publications

The role of national laws in managing flood risk and increasing future flood resilience

Working paper by Sara Mehryar, Swenja Surminski on 9 Mar 2020

This paper explores the role of national laws in determining the nature of flood risk management (FRM) and in particular the ability to increase flood resilience in the context of climate change. The authors therefore call for a shift in FRM away from post-event activism towards forward-looking planning through an anticipatory resilience approach. read more »


Are seawalls correlated with lower property values in California?

Working paper by Arlan Brucal, Qingran Li, John Lynham on 3 Jul 2018

As sea levels rise with climate change there is pressure to protect the coast but while individual properties may benefit from seawalls, neighbouring properties may experience negative effects due, for example, to accelerated beach loss. This paper investigates the impacts of seawalls on property values in San Diego and Santa Cruz. read more »