Makena Coffman
Director for the Institute for Sustainability, UHERO Research Fellow and Professor of Urban and Regional Planning
Education
Ph.D., Economics, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2007
M.A., Economics, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2005
B.A., International Relations, Stanford University, 2002
Research Interests
Environmental planning, energy and climate change policy, resource management, system modeling
Related Posts
Sea level rise risk interactions with coastal property values: a case study of O‘ahu, Hawai‘i
Abstract: Climate change-induced sea level rise (SLR) will affect a range of coastal assets and prompt difficult decisions about coastal land use across the world.
After the Maui wildfires: The road ahead.
By Steven Bond-Smith, Daniela Bond-Smith, Carl Bonham, Leah Bremer, Kim Burnett, Makena Coffman, Peter Fuleky, Byron Gangnes, Rachel Inafuku, Ruben Juarez, Sumner La Croix, Colin
Managing retreat for sandy beach areas under sea level rise
Abstract: Sea level rise (SLR) is projected to impact approximately one billion people by 2100. For many coastal communities, retreat is the most viable long-term