The Quest for Cooperation in Regional Sea-Level Rise Adaptation--Mark Lubell, University of California Davis

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“The Quest for Cooperation in Regional Sea-Level Rise Adaptation”

• Speaker: Mark Lubell, University of California Davis
• Zoom Link
• Meeting ID: 944 6050 0904
• Passcode: 663106

Abstract

Adapting to sea-level rise and other climate impacts requires cooperation among interdependent actors at multiple levels of geographic scale. Such cooperation evolves in the context of polycentric governance arrangements featuring many different policy forums where climate adaptation decisions are made. Based on nearly a decade of empirical policy research, this seminar summarizes some of the main barriers to climate adaptation and cooperation in the context of sea-level rise in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Polycentric governance and barriers to cooperation are faced in all climate adaptation contexts, and for issues beyond sea-level rise.

Biography

Mark Lubell is Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at UC Davis.  He is a political scientist who focuses on cooperation problems in the context of environmental governance.  He has studied this question in the context of climate adaptation, water management, agricultural decision-making, and many other environmental issues.