John Virdin, new Ocean and Coastal Policy Program director at Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, explains why the Nicholas Institute is so well positioned to help policy makers around the world address better management of ocean and coastal resources.

Putting a financial value on waves is proving an effective way to protect a natural resource from construction and development. Linwood Pendleton is an economist who's used the tactic to protect surf breaks in places like California and Puerto Rico.

Bill Hunt of N.C. State University’s Biological & Agricultural Engineering Department presents at Duke University as part of the Water Allocation Research Seminar Series, sponsored by Duke University, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, WRRI and the North Carolina Water Resources...