Article
Using Development Financing Tools to Help Cover Costs of Adapting to Climate Change in Tornado Alley and Beyond
The John Marshall Law Review
(2013)
Abstract
This article discusses whether and how communities might use development fee programs to help pay some of the costs of adapting the built environment to climate change. Given that the potential effect of climate change in "tornado alley"3 first piqued my interest, Part I presents the financing problem in the context of concerns that climate change may cause more frequent and more severe tornadoes. For the most part, however, the legal analysis developed in Part II applies equally to regions most affected by other natural disasters, some even more commonly associated with climate change, such as extreme heat waves, hurricanes, coastal storm surges, forest fires, and flooding. The initial emphasis on severe windstorms is simply the framework I used to develop the analysis.
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Publication Date
September 1, 2013
Citation Information
Carl J. Circo. "Using Development Financing Tools to Help Cover Costs of Adapting to Climate Change in Tornado Alley and Beyond" The John Marshall Law Review Vol. 47 (2013) p. 609 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/carl_circo/27/