Rosenberg Institute Seminar Series - Mark Lubell

Mark Lubell, Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, UC Davis  

The Quest for Cooperation in Regional Sea Level Rise Adaptation

Abstract: Sea-level rise adaptation in San Francisco Bay requires cooperation among policy actors at multiple scales. This talk will investigate the major barriers to sea-level rise adaptation and current steps being taken to address those barriers.  There is a central focus on governance issues from the perspective of polycentric structures and collaboration networks.   

Bio: Mark Lubell is a political scientist who studies cooperation in the context of environmental governance. He focuses especially on the evolution of polycentric institutions and policy networks.  He has been working on climate adaptation in SF Bay for over a decade, but also studies other environmental topics such as agricultural decision-making, water management, and science governance.