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The law of adaptation to climate change : US and international aspects / edited by Michael B. Gerrard and Katrina Fischer Kuh. American bar Association, Sept. 2012, 928 p. ISBN 978-1-61438-696-4http://apps.americanbar.org/abastore/index.cfm?section=main&#38;fm=Product.AddToCart&#38;pid=5350233The laws that attempt to reduce climate change are well known. But what about laws to deal with the climate change that will occur regardless of these efforts? This book takes a sweeping look at the current and proposed legal aspects of coping with climate change--from drought, extreme precipitation, heat waves, and wild fires to global shifts in temperature, sea level, water and food supply, coastal conditions, infrastructure, ecosystems, and human health and economies. Applicable laws exist at all levels (international, national, state, local) and in different forms (constitutions, statutes, agency regulations, judicial decisions, private agreements, voluntary guidelines); they are not only uncoordinated but collectively embody numerous contradictions and inevitable gaps.This state-of-the-art compendium examines how laws are being modified, finessed, or imagined to deal with the impacts of climate change, both in the United States and around the globe. Chapter authors have significant experience in the legal aspects of climate change and are drawn from private practice, government, and academia. When it is not known how the law will, or even should, respond, these authorities suggest informed possibilities for future action.(© American bar Association)Contents :Part I: IntroductionIntroduction and overview -- Michael B. Gerrard, Columbia Law SchoolAdaptive management -- Robert Fischman and Jillian R. Rountree, Indiana University Maurer School of LawPart II: U.S. AspectsManaging water supplies -- Robert W. Adler, University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of LawManaging demand for water -- Benjamin Houston and Noah B. Hall, Wayne State University Law SchoolEnergy system impacts -- Robin Kundis Craig, University of Utah School of LawInfrastructure -- Gregory E. Wannier, Columbia Center for Climate Change LawBuildings -- J. Cullen Howe, Arnold &#38; Porter LLPProtecting the Coast -- Robert R.M. Verchick, Loyola University New Orleans, and Joel D. Scheraga, EPACoastal retreat measures -- J. Peter Byrne and Jessica Grannis, Georgetown Law SchoolSpecies and ecosystem impacts -- Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law SchoolAgricultural and forestry -- Debra L. Donahue, Wyoming Law SchoolGovernance of public lands, public agencies and natural resources -- Robert L. Glicksman, George Washington University Law SchoolDomestic disaster preparedness and response -- Victor B. Flatt, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Law SchoolInsurance -- Sean Hecht, UCLA Law SchoolImpact review, disclosure, planning -- Katrina Fischer Kuh, Maurice A. Deane School of Law, Hofstra UniversityState and Local Adaptation -- Vicki Arroyo and Terri Cruce, Georgetown Law SchoolPart III: International AspectsInternational legal framework for adaptation -- David Freestone, George Washington University Law SchoolFinancing of adaptation measures -- Deepa Badrinerayana, Chapman University School of LawGlobal health and disaster preparedness -- Lindsay F. Wiley, Washington College of Law, American UniversityPopulation displacement, relocation and migration -- Michelle Leighton, American University of Central AsiaMaritime jurisdiction in a changing climate -- Kate Purcell, University of CambridgeInternational water law and adaptation -- A. Dan Tarlock, Chicago-Kent College of LawFood security, fisheries, and ecosystems -- Cinnamon Pinon Carlarne, Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University, and Josh Eagle, University of South Carolina Law SchoolLegal rights and remedies -- Maxine Burkett, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai'iHuman security and military preparedness -- Linda Malone, William and Mary Law School