Jeffrey Peterson, Author of 'A New Coast', Author at Meeting of the Minds

Articles by Jeffrey Peterson, Author of 'A New Coast'

About Jeffrey Peterson, Author of 'A New Coast'

Jeffrey Peterson has 40 years of experience in environmental policy development and program management, particularly focused on water issues. Most recently he was Senior Advisor in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Water responsible for climate change policy. In that capacity he co-chaired the EPA Sea Level Rise Workgroup and was a member of the Federal Interagency Sea Level Rise Workgroup.

Rethinking Coastal Property in an Era of Climate Change

by Jeffrey Peterson, Author of 'A New Coast' | Dec 10, 2019 | Environment, Infrastructure | 1 Comment

The country has provided hundreds of billions of dollars to recover from recent coastal storms but done little to rethink the existing policies and programs that contribute to coastal property losses, or to define new measures that account for the new realities of more damaging storms and rising sea levels.

A key first step toward smarter policies is to improve disclosure of risk associated with coastal properties. This will require better mapping of areas at risk of both storms and rising seas. National standards are needed for disclosure of coastal flood risk prior to sale. Lenders and supporting agencies need to evaluate and disclose coastal flood risk.