by ACS.Admin | Mar 23, 2023 | Blog
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...
by ACS.Admin | Mar 9, 2023 | Blog
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...
by ACS.Admin | Feb 28, 2023 | Blog
Coastal Adaptation In Aotearoa New Zealand Late last year I received a package from the former Secretary of ACS, Tom Fitzgerald. He is now back in NZ and Co-convenor of the Aotearoa Climate Adaptation Network. In the package was Special Publication No 5 of the NZ...
by ACS.Admin | Feb 15, 2023 | Blog
US Coastal Barrier Resources Act: Model for Strategic Federal Intervention? Many will be aware of my long-standing obsession with the potential application of US style federal legislation for coastal management in Australia. In a previous blog (No. 227, November 2022)...
by ACS.Admin | Jan 31, 2023 | Blog
Philosophers and the Coast My first encounter with philosophers and government arose out of being a member of the chorus in a school production of the Gondoliers at Scots College. This memorable Gilbert and Sullivan operetta had the chorus singing to the aria of...
by ACS.Admin | Jan 17, 2023 | Blog
Ocean Pools My family this Christmas were kind enough to give me a copy of “Ocean Pools”, a lovely collection of photos and stories of 75 pools in Australia. The authors are Chris Chen (photographer) and Marie-Louise McDermott (sports historian and Chairperson of All...