Bell, Justine,

Climate change and coastal development law in Australia / Justine Bell. - xxii, 266 pages ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Planning for new coastal development : an overview of state government legislative and policy frameworks -- Legal approaches to addressing sea-level rise, erosion and inundation risk in new developments -- Legal approaches to addressing sea-leave rise, erosion and inundation risk in existing developments -- Impacts on property ownership, and compensation implications for government -- Communicating information on risks and land use restrictions to landholders and future purchasers -- Liability and litigation issues for government -- Liability and litigation risks for other entities -- Insurance and economic responses to sea-level rise, erosion and storm-surge inundation. Introduction --

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Coastal zone management--Law and legislation--Australia.
Climatic changes--Law and legislation--Australia.