Mangroves from a Geomorphologist Perspective

Mangroves from a Geomorphologist Perspective

Mangroves from a Geomorphologist Perspective Before arriving in Baton Rouge to commence graduate studies at Louisiana State University in late 1962, I attended a lecture in Sydney by a mangrove ecologist named Bill Macnae. He was a South African visiting Australian...
Complex Disasters: Compounding, Cascading and Protracted

Complex Disasters: Compounding, Cascading and Protracted

Complex Disasters: Compounding, Cascading and Protracted I recently received a copy of a book edited by Anna Lukasiewicz and Tayanah O’Donnell entitled “Complex Disasters: Compounding, Cascading and Protracted”. It was published late 2022 as part of a series by...
Federal Coastal Legislation – Public Trust Principles

Federal Coastal Legislation – Public Trust Principles

Federal Coastal Legislation – Public Trust Principles In two recent blogs (Nos 227  and 233), I outlined how US federal coastal legislation offered a strategic, long-term approach to coastal management in cooperation with the states. Although not without...
Public Trust Doctrine Part 1: Tribute to Jim Titus

Public Trust Doctrine Part 1: Tribute to Jim Titus

Public Trust Doctrine Part 1: Tribute to Jim Titus Last week I received an email from Jim Titus informing a group of us that this was his last day at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). I quickly responded with congratulations on a great public service...