faculty
Chad McGuire '97
Professor
Public Policy
Contact
508-999-8520
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Liberal Arts 325
Education
University of San Diego School of Law | LLM |
Thomas Jefferson School of Law | JD |
University of Massachusetts, Boston | MS |
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth | BS |
Teaching
- Environmental law
- Environmental policy
- Sustainability
Teaching
Programs
Programs
Teaching
Online and Continuing Education Courses
Law and policy issues in the context of the marine environment. The course surveys coastal zone management, offshore resource management, marine pollution, and domestic and international ocean policy. Students are offered a broad perspective on legal and administrative issues affecting the oceans worldwide.
Overview of the major concepts of administrative law. Students are introduced to the foundations of administrative law, sources and limits of administrative power, agency rulemaking and adjudication, and the process of judicial review. The goal of the course is to provide students with a foundation of administrative law principles, as well as the role those principles have in influencing public policy.
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The major policy implementation and legitimization stages typical of environmental law and regulation development. The course views environmental problems from the policy perspective, utilizing legal frameworks as a conceptual tool to view government intervention of environmental problems. Students gain understanding of the ways the law establishes frameworks within which policies must be developed and must interact, and the roles of policy professionals in the several stages of development.
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Research
Research activities
- Coastal Adaptation Strategies
- Disproportional Impacts of Environmental Policies
Research
Research interests
- Climate Change
- Coastal Management
- Environmental Justice
Select publications
See curriculum vitae for more publications
- McGuire, Chad (2023).
Evolving Policy to Support Coastal Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: An Examination of Implemented and Proposed Updates to Major Federal Coastal Policies in the USA
Nature-Based Solutions to Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change - McGuire, Chad (2023).
Role of Disaster Relief Policy in Building Resilient Coastal Regions in the United States
Urban and Regional Futures - McGuire, Chad (2022).
Coastlines Caught in the Middle: How Development Policy and Sea Level Rise are Eroding Coastal Ecosystems in the United States
Human and Planetary Health - McGuire, Chad (2022).
Disproportionality in Design and Impact: Ensuring Equity When Developing and Implementing Environmental Policies
Environmental Justice
My background is in environmental law and environmental science. I teach, write, and practice in the fields of environmental law, policy, sustainability, and dispute resolution. I work primarily on policy issues related to climate change, coastal management, property rights, risk perception, and land use patterns.