People or Property: Legal Contradictions, Climate Resettlement, and the View from Shifting Ground

by Elizabeth Marino, Nathan Jessee, Alessandra Jerolleman

This open access book explores the intersection of property law, relocation, and resettlement processes in the United States and among communities that grapple with migration as an adaptation strategy. As communities face the prospect of relocating because of rising seas, policy makers, disaster specialists, and community leaders are scrambling to understand what adaptation pathways are legally possible. While in its ideal application, law functions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031368746
• ISBN13: 9783031368745
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"