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...
by ACS.Admin | Dec 22, 2022 | Blog
Protecting Nature: Art of the Impossible? In recent weeks governments around the world, including ours, have been striving to reach agreement on “protecting nature”. The UN summit held in Montreal aimed at reaching a global deal to secure the protection of 30 per cent...