Regulatory Standard Climate Gap State
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cfbcc3df
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#RegulatoryStandardClimateGapState
Definition
State in which applicable local development regulations and national design codes have not yet been updated to reflect current scientific understanding of changing climate conditions — including sea level rise, altered precipitation intensities, and shifting storm recurrence intervals — such that strict regulatory compliance produces designs that are technically legal but foreseeably inadequate to protect public safety under projected future conditions, creating tension between the engineer's obligation to comply with applicable codes and the obligation to protect public welfare beyond minimum regulatory requirements.
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Definition
State in which applicable local development regulations and national design codes have not yet been updated to reflect current scientific understanding of changing climate conditions — including sea level rise, altered precipitation intensities, and shifting storm recurrence intervals — such that strict regulatory compliance produces designs that are technically legal but foreseeably inadequate to protect public safety under projected future conditions, creating tension between the engineer's obligation to comply with applicable codes and the obligation to protect public welfare beyond minimum regulatory requirements.
Source Evidence
Source Text
The local development regulations and national design codes and standards have not yet been updated to reflect changing conditions and weather patterns, including effects of sea level rise and changes in precipitation intensities and recurrence intervals effected by on-going climate change.
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rdfs:comment "State in which applicable local development regulations and national design codes have not yet been updated to reflect current scientific understanding of changing climate conditions — including sea level rise, altered precipitation intensities, and shifting storm recurrence intervals — such that strict regulatory compliance produces designs that are technically legal but foreseeably inadequate to protect public safety under projected future conditions, creating tension between the engineer's obligation to comply with applicable codes and the obligation to protect public welfare beyond minimum regulatory requirements." ;
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Ontology
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Class
Content Hash
cfbcc3dfbbd05e63...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
88
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-02-26T00:09:07.016855+00:00
First Discovered In Case
88
Generated
2026-02-26T00:09:07.016855+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 88 Extraction