Books, Nonfiction, Urban Planning & Development, Coastal Zone Planning

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Carl Masterson
Regulatory survey for the Christmas Bay Coastal Preserve (GBNEP publication)
by Galveston Bay National Estuary Program (Unknown Binding)

Alexander Cleave has always felt "watched", even when he is alone. Becoming an actor, he performs his way through life until at he peak of his career he suddenly leaves. He begins to unravel his own past in his childhood home, where memory of the past fuses with details of his present.

Cornelia Dean
Against the Tide
by Columbia University Press (Hardcover)

Biliana Cicin-Sain, Robert Knecht
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management: Concepts And Practices
by Island Press (Hardcover)

Biliana Cicin-Sain and Robert W. Knecht are co-directors of the Center for the Study of Marine Policy at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware and co-authors of The Future of U.S. Ocean Policy (Island Press, 1998).

Paul Komar
The Pacific Northwest Coast: Living with the Shores of Oregon and Washington
by Duke University Press (Hardcover)

While the coast of the Pacific Northwest becomes populated with houses, condominiums, motels, and restaurants, its beaches and cliffs continue to be altered by ocean currents and winter storms. A companion volume to Living with the Shore of Puget Sound and the Georgia Strait, The Pacific Northwest Coast serves as a source of information about the coast of the Pacific Northwest, its geological setting, the natural responses of beaches and cliffs to ocean processes, and the ever-present problem of erosion. In this guide, Paul D. Komar, one of the nation’s leading coastal oceanographers, examines the lessons taught by ages of geological and cultural history. With explanations of the area’s geological evolution, including natural shoreline erosion and sea-cliff landsliding, Komar details human interaction with the coast: erosion caused by early settlers, the development and destruction of Bayocean Spit, the disastrous effects caused by the 1982–1983 El Niño, and the notorious ...

Larry Ward, Peter Rosen, Gary Anderson, Stephen Howie
Living with the Chesapeake Bay and Virginias Ocean Shores (Living with the Shore)
by Duke University Press (Hardcover)

This volume in the Living with the Shore series provides practical and specific information on the status of the nation’s coast and useful guidelines that enable residents, visitors, and investors to live with and enjoy the shore without costly and futile struggles against the forces of nature.

Living With the California Coast (Living With the Shore)
by Duke University Press (Hardcover)

Crowded into the beautiful, narrow strip at the edge of the ocean, the large number of people who live near California's dynamic coastline often have little awareness of the hazards--waves, tides, wind, storms, rain, and runoff--that erode and impact the coast and claim property on a regular basis. This up-to-date, authoritative, and easy-to-use book, a geological profile of the California coast from Mexico to the Oregon border, describes the landforms and processes that shape the coastline and beaches, documents how erosion has affected development, and discusses the options that are available for dealing with coastal hazards and geologic instability. A completely revised and updated edition of Living with the California Coast (1985), this book features hundreds of new photographs and the latest data on human activity on the coast, on climate change, on rising seas levels, and on coastal erosion and protection. With its dramatic photographs and mile-by-mile maps, Living with the ...

Tonya Clayton, Lewis Taylor, William Cleary, Paul Hosier, ...
Living with the Georgia Shore (Living with the Shore)
by Duke University Press (Hardcover)

The wide sandy beaches, quiet maritime forests, and vast Spartina marshes of the natural Georgia coast create a most spectacular, albeit gentle, Southern beauty. Casual visitors and longtime residents alike have been charmed by this special place. Living with the Georgia Shore provides an essential reference and guide for residents, visitors, developers, planners, and all who are concerned with the conditions and future of Georgia's coastal zone. Recounting the human and natural history of the islands, the authors look in particular at the phenomenon of coastal erosion and the implications of various responses to this process. In Georgia, as elsewhere in the United States, the future of the shore is in doubt as recreational and residential development demands increase. This book provides guidelines for living with the shore, as opposed to simply living on it. The former requires planning and a wise choice of property or house site. The latter ignores the potential hazards unique ...

William Sargent
Just Seconds from the Ocean: Coastal Living in the Wake of Katrina
by UPNE (Hardcover)

The idea of living on the coast conjures images of rolling waves, rocky outcroppings, and sandy stretches of beach. This picturesque conception stands in direct contrast to the reality of the natural world. In Just Seconds from the Ocean: Coastal Living in the Wake of Katrina, William Sargent examines the real potential for catastrophe in these seemingly idyllic locations and how coastal dwellers perch precariously on the edge of disaster.Following the devastation wrought in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the need for a rational policy of coastal regulation and development became alarmingly clear. Sargent combines firsthand interviews with incisive analysis of the natural environment, focusing not only on New Orleans before and after Katrina, but also on how hurricanes and beach erosion have affected communities and cities as diverse as Miami, New York, Atlantic City, and Galveston. A long-time natural scientist and dedicated ...

Larry McCormick, William Neal
Living with Long Islands South Shore (Living with the Shore)
by Duke University Press (Hardcover)

The south shore of Long Island, one of New York's greatest recreational assets, is receding at the rate of up to six feet per year. In many cases, efforts to halt this erosion actually have increased it. Buildings once thought safely constructed back form high tide marks today protrude far into the water.Even more, the number of homes and facilities built too close to the sea's edge has dramatically increased, making the south shore probably less ready to withstand a major storm that at the time of the cataclysmic hurricane of 1938.Thus, the question of what to do now to overcome and avoid these hazards takes on real urgency. Pointing to past mistakes, many Long Islanders insist that only by acting in an informed, reasonable way can safe and environmentally sound development be possible for everyone.In Living with Long Island's South Shore, Larry McCormick along with his coauthors has described the varied problems that confront the south shore today. Written for the layperson, ...

Orrin H. Pilkey
Coastal Design: A Guide for Builders, Planners, and Home Owners
by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company (Hardcover)

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