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17 Vt. J. Envtl. L. 160 (2015-2016)
Local Flood Resiliency in an Era of Global Climate Change: Understanding the Multi-Sectoral Policy Dimensions

handle is hein.journals/vermenl17 and id is 168 raw text is: LOCAL FLOOD RESILIENCY IN AN ERA OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: UNDERSTANDING THE MULTI- SECTORAL POLICY DIMENSIONS Jacob Park and Christopher Brooks' Introduction............... ..................... .....160 I. Conceptualizing Resiliency & Water Security in an Era of Global Climate Change .............................. ....... 161 A. Resiliency .......................................... 162 B. Water Security ............................. ..... 163 II. Understanding U.S. Flood Policy: From Control to Management......165 A. Engineering to Control Floods.............................. 165 B. Evolving Flood Policy Approach: From Control to Management ...................... ....... 167 III. Toward a New Policy Strategy of Flood Resiliency: Vermont Case Study............................................ 170 A. Flood Resiliency in the Context of Vermont ....... ........ 171 IV. Toward a New Model of Flood Resiliency 2.0: Meeting the Local and Global Challenges of Environmental Governance ................... 174 INTRODUCTION In April 2014, Farmers Insurance Company sued the city of Chicago arguing that city officials failed to prevent flooding related to climate change. The insurance company filed nine class-action lawsuits alleging that dozens of Chicago-area municipalities are responsible for the damage caused by a two-day downpour in April 2013. The company argued that local officials were aware that climate change caused heavier rainfalls, but failed to prevent sewage backups in more than 600 homes by draining water from the region's system of tunnels and retention basins before the storm. Farmers Insurance Company asked the city of Chicago to reimburse the company for the claims 1. Jacob Park is Associate Professor of Business Strategy and Sustainability, and Christopher Brooks is Assistant Professor of Natural Resource Management and Director of the Pre-Law Program at Green Mountain College.

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