Sea Level Rise and Local Land Use Planning: The Florida Example
Date of Award
2009
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelors
Department
Social Sciences
First Advisor
Brain, David
Keywords
Sea Level Rise, Land Use Planning, Florida
Area of Concentration
Sociology
Abstract
The influence of land use patterns on hazard vulnerability and resilience establishes the importance of examining local land use planning in research addressing climate change. While the conceptual connection between land use planning and climate change adaptation is relatively easy to grasp, in practice, integrating climate concerns into planning activity is technically and politically difficult. Using document research and survey techniques, the thesis describes how four southwestern Florida counties (Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte and Collier) have incorporated predictions regarding future accelerated sea level rise into comprehensive planning activities and the challenges they have faced in doing so. The thesis argues that state government might encourage robust sea level rise adaptation efforts by local governments through clarifying the division of climate-related planning responsibilities among state, regional and local planning bodies.
Recommended Citation
Salinas, Elisabeth, "Sea Level Rise and Local Land Use Planning: The Florida Example" (2009). Theses & ETDs. 4174.
https://digitalcommons.ncf.edu/theses_etds/4174