In this episode, AGG Real Estate of counsel Caroline Magee is joined by Emory Law professor and former Navy JAG officer, Mark Nevitt, for a thoughtful discussion on the legal and practical challenges of climate resilience in real estate and economic development. Drawing from his recent Vanderbilt Law Review article, “Destroy, Rebuild, Repeat: How to Break the Climate Disaster Cycle,” Mark shares insights on how shifting climate patterns — like flooding, extreme heat, and water access — are influencing development See more +
In this episode, AGG Real Estate of counsel Caroline Magee is joined by Emory Law professor and former Navy JAG officer, Mark Nevitt, for a thoughtful discussion on the legal and practical challenges of climate resilience in real estate and economic development. Drawing from his recent Vanderbilt Law Review article, “Destroy, Rebuild, Repeat: How to Break the Climate Disaster Cycle,” Mark shares insights on how shifting climate patterns — like flooding, extreme heat, and water access — are influencing development decisions.
The conversation explores how developers and attorneys can move beyond reactive rebuilding to proactive adaptation, why accurate risk terminology matters in legal documents, and what tools and resources are available for evaluating real-time climate risk when federal data is limited or outdated. See less -
