> The man had a totally reasonable expectation that the state would protect his land with erosion control measures Is that a reasonable expectation there? Many

> The man had a totally reasonable expectation that the state would protect his land with erosion control measures Is that a reasonable expectation there? Many islands “migrate” by eroding on the side with more wind/currents and accumulating new land on the other side (http://www.sepmstrata.org/page.aspx?pageid=301 http://www.sepmstrata.org/page.aspx?pageid=301). Long-term protection against that may be almost impossible. If so, governments can tell the population that their land will eventually disappear. I do not rule out this were the case here, too.