Chad McGuire
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 have published books, book chapters, and articles on environmental topics. I work on policy issues related to oceans, climate change, coastal management, and land use patterns.
Biography
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 have published books, book chapters, and articles on environmental topics. I work on policy issues related to oceans, climate change, coastal management, and land use patterns. My expertise has been sought in both private and public forums, and I currently serve on committees for both non-profit and government entities.Education
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LL.M., Environmental Law, University of San Diego School of Law
J.D., Law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
M.Sc., Environmental Science, University of Massachusetts
B.Sc., Environmental Studies, University of Massachusetts
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Environmental Law
Environmental Policy
Public Administration
Administrative Principles
Legal Studies
Websites
Books
Articles
Disproportionality in Design and Impact: Ensuring Equity When Developing and Implementing Environmental Policies
Published: May 01, 2021 by Environmental Justice
Authors: Chad McGuire
Subjects:
Public Administration & Public Policy, Emergency Response, Disaster Planning & Recovery
The purpose of this brief is to highlight the importance of looking at the distributional effects of environmental policies as they are being implemented to achieve their ultimate goal(s). It focuses on recent study that attempts to measure disproportionate effects during the implementation of a policy, rather than looking solely at the effects after the policy has been fully implemented.
The Human Dimensions of Coastal Climate Change Adaptation
Published: Jan 05, 2021 by Sustainability
Authors: Chad McGuire
Subjects:
Public Administration & Public Policy, Disaster Planning & Recovery
Not only are humans responsible for the anthropogenic causes of currently observed climate change, but we are also responsible for our responses to climate change. How we choose to respond provides important insights into our ability to collectively act in the face of threats with the unique characteristics of climate change. This communication attempts to provide an overview of some the difficulties in forging new policy directions along our coastlines in an era of climate change.
Environmental Law and International Trade: Public Morality as a Tool for Advancing Animal Rights
Published: Jul 01, 2020 by What Can Animal Law Learn From Environmental Law
Authors: Chad McGuire
Subjects:
Public Administration & Public Policy
This chapter analyzes the use of public morality as a defense to inter- national obligations. It considers whether and under what circumstances a nation is required to adhere to international agreements when those agreements involve morally questionable practices against animals.
Coastal Resiliency Through Value Capture and Transfer: A Framework Proposal
Published: Feb 20, 2020 by Coastal Management
Authors: Chad McGuire, Michael Goodman
Subjects:
Public Administration & Public Policy, Emergency Response, Disaster Planning & Recovery
This proposal attempts to highlight an example of a hazard-based policy intervention that maximizes opportunities to reduce coastal hazard risk, optimizes the social and economic utility of existing coastal investment through a transfer of development rights approach that is designed to build and enhance coastal resiliency. Future work can improve and build upon the principles set forth in the following framework proposal.
Assessing the US Sulfur Reduction Programme in Massachusetts from an Environmental Justice Framework: Is There Evidence of Disproportionality?
Published: Jan 15, 2020 by Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy
Authors: Chad McGuire, Devon Lynch, Joy Smith
Subjects:
Public Administration & Public Policy, Emergency Response, Disaster Planning & Recovery
This study reviews the impact of a sulfur cap-and-trade programme on distributions of sulfur from commercial electricity utility generators within Massachusetts from 1990 thru 2014. The results indicate that sulfur reductions occurred throughout Massachusetts that were proportional, including a targeted study area within the state that meets the operational definition of a marginalized community.
Videos
Published: Oct 02, 2021
Conference presentation at ESCA 2021 discussing the policy implications of "natural disaster" designations in the United States relative to coastal storm damage and its implications for proactive coastal management related to climate change impacts.
Published: Nov 01, 2021
Published: Dec 08, 2015
Public Policy Professor Chad McGuire discussed his latest research on climate change March 4, 2015 in his ARNIE Talk titled "A Changing Climate, Rising Seas, and Human Institutions: The Strangest of Bedfellows."