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Could NYC Manage a Retreat from Flood Zones? Part 2: Land Swaps

by Carolyn Drell | Apr 16, 2023 | climate change, Environmental Law

In my previous blog I assessed the feasibility of floodplain buyout programs in New York City, ultimately noting that while state and federal buyouts would work well for certain homeowners, they would fail to address the needs of the vast majority of those living in...
Could NYC Manage a Retreat from Flood Zones? Part 1: Floodplain Buyouts

Could NYC Manage a Retreat from Flood Zones? Part 1: Floodplain Buyouts

by Carolyn Drell | Apr 16, 2023 | climate change, Environmental Law

As climate change increases the likelihood and intensity of extreme weather events, the potential for life- and property-threatening catastrophic flooding increases with it. Managed retreat is a coastline management approach intended to mitigate this threat through...

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