November 2012

UNC-CH Student Receives Coastal Policy Fellowship

Contact:
Lisa Schiavinato, 919/515-1895, lisa_schiavinato@ncsu.edu

North Carolina Sea Grant and the N.C. Coastal Resources Law, Planning and Policy Center awarded its 2013 Coastal Policy Fellowship to Sierra Schelegle, a doctoral candidate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology program.

The fellowship is the first of its kind for Sea Grant and the Center, says Lisa Schiavinato, Sea Grant coastal law, policy and community development specialist and co-director of the Center. The program is designed to foster research on coastal policy issues within North Carolina, including exploration of the legal implications.

Schelegle will compare and contrast climate adaptation practices in North Carolina and Maryland. Her study’s focus is on assessing factors that influence a community’s degree of planning for sea level rise.

“This fellowship is an amazing opportunity to delve into a subject of great personal interest and extreme importance to coastal North Carolina,” Schelegle says.

A native of Davis, Calif., Schelegle received her bachelor’s degree in ecology and evolutionary biology from Princeton University.

“Schelegle has a dynamic background and demonstrated commitment to climate change research. Her research on the motivations of sea level rise planning will add value to conversations occurring in our coastal communities and amongst coastal resource managers. We look forward to seeing her research results,” Schiavinato says.

Schelegle’s academic advisor is Philip Berke, deputy director of the UNC Institute for the Environment and a faculty member in the University’s Department of City and Regional Planning.

For more information about the N.C. Coastal Resources Law, Planning and Policy Center, see: www.nccoastallaw.org. Information about North Carolina Sea Grant fellowships can be found at: www.ncseagrant.org/home/research/fellowships.

October 2012

2013 Shape of the Coast Set for February

Contact:
Lisa Schiavinato, 919/515-1895, lisa_schiavinato@ncsu.edu

The 2013 Shape of the Coast program is scheduled for 8 a.m. to noon on Feb. 8 at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education in Chapel Hill. This event is part of the University of North Carolina School of Law’s Festival of Learning.

The coastal session is co-sponsored by North Carolina Sea Grant; the N.C. Coastal Resources Law, Planning and Policy Center; and the University of North Carolina School of Law.

“The Shape of the Coast program will provide the latest scientific, legal and regulatory information that will be important to anyone who lives, works or plays along our coast. The diverse topics will highlight the emerging issues for the region and hopefully generate discussion and solution sharing both during and after the program,” says Lisa Schiavinato, Sea Grant coastal law, policy and community development specialist and co-director of the Center.

The speakers are as follows:

Attorneys may earn four hours of Continuing Legal Education credit for attendance at the program. Professionals from other fields and members of the public are invited and encouraged to be present.

Additional information will be available at www.law.unc.edu/cle later this winter.

September 2012

Coastal Policy Fellowship Available

Contact:
Lisa Schiavinato, 919/515-1895, lisa_schiavinato@ncsu.edu

North Carolina Sea Grant and the North Carolina Coastal Resources Law, Planning, and Policy Center are accepting applications for the Coastal Policy Fellowship program.

The joint fellowship is designed to foster research on a coastal policy issue within the state’s 20 coastal counties and address one of the following focus areas: climate change impacts to coastal areas, sustainable coastal development, hazard resilient communities, healthy coastal ecosystems, and safe sustainable seafood supply. The work conducted should include exploration of the legal implications of the chosen issue.

To learn more about these topic areas, please refer to the National Sea Grant Strategic Plan at www.seagrant.noaa.gov/focus/index.html.

This opportunity is open to graduate students and law students in good academic standing, attending an accredited North Carolina university or college. The grant of $5,000 toward research costs and stipends for one semester in the 2013 academic year will be channeled through the fellow’s major professor, who must agree to serve as principal investigator on the project.

Applications are due by 4 p.m., Oct. 22. Email the materials as a Word attachment to Lisa Schiavinato, Sea Grant law, policy and community development specialist and Center co-director, at lisa_schiavinato@ncsu.edu. The successful applicant will be notified by Nov. 26.

For additional details, see the RFP at www.ncseagrant.org/s/policy-2013.

The Center is a partnership between North Carolina Sea Grant, the University of North Carolina School of Law, and the UNC Department of City and Regional Planning.

January 2012

Shape of the Coast Scheduled for February 2012

Contact:
Lisa Schiavinato, lisa_schiavinato@ncsu.edu

The annual Shape of the Coast continuing legal education program will be held on Friday, Feb. 10, at the William and Ida Friday Continuing Education Center in Chapel Hill. This event is co-sponsored by North Carolina Sea Grant; the North Carolina Coastal Resources Law, Planning and Policy Center; and the University of North Carolina School of Law. The program is now part of the law school’s Festival of Legal Learning.

The law school has a special rate of $100 for non-attorneys wishing to attend only the Shape of the Coast program. To take advantage of this special rate, online registration is required. On-site registration will not be allowed for this special rate.

“The Shape of the Coast will continue to provide diverse perspectives on legal and coastal issues that will be valuable to legal practitioners, researchers, state and local government managers, and students alike. The program will not only explore recent developments in case law and legislation, but also focus on coastal trends by exploring emerging issues that will impact the state’s coast in the years to come,” says Lisa Schiavinato, North Carolina Sea Grant coastal law, policy and community development specialist.

In addition to discussing hot-button legal issues related to our coast and ocean, Mike Lopazanski, N.C. Division of Coastal Management, will provide an annual update on the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission’s activities and decisions in the past year. He also will discuss issues on the commission’s agenda for 2012. In addition, emerging issues of the inner coast region will be highlighted, along with proposals to address estuarine concerns. North Carolina Sea Grant and the N.C. Coastal Resources Law, Planning and Policy Center are leading the Inner Coast Study.

Attorneys may earn four hours of CLE credit for attendance at the program. Professionals from other fields and members of the public are invited and encouraged to attend.

The following are the scheduled program speakers:

Registration is now open for the Shape of the Coast and the entire Festival of Legal Learning. To register online, learn more about the agenda, or to view the 2012 festival brochure, visit: http://www.law.unc.edu/cle/festival/default.aspx.