David M Bush, William J Neal, Norma J Longo, Kenyon C Lindeman, Deborah F Pilkey, Luciana S Esteves, John D Congleton, Orrin H Pilkey

Living with Florida's Atlantic Beaches

Coastal Hazards from Amelia Island to Key West

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Produktbeschreibung

A call to live with the coast, as opposed to living at the coast; unless Florida coastal communities conserve beaches and mitigate storm impacts, the future of the beach-based economy is in question.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 158mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 739g
• ISBN-13: 9780822332510
• ISBN-10: 0822332515
• Artikelnr.: 21337136

Autorenporträt

David M. Bush is an associate professor in the Department of Geosciences at the State University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia. William J. Neal is a professor in the Department of Geology at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. Norma J. Longo is a geologist in Durham, North Carolina. Kenyon C. Lindeman, a biologist, is a senior scientist with Environmental Defense in Miami, Florida. Deborah F. Pilkey is an engineer in Simi Valley, California. Luciana Slomp Esteves is a coastal geologist at the Laboratory of Oceanographic Geology at Fundacao University in Rio Grande, Brazil.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures, Tables, and Risk Maps xi
Preface xvii
1. From Fort Clinch to Fort Taylor: East Florida’s Dynamic Coast 1
2. The Vulnerable Coast: Living With Storms 28
3. The Variable Coast: Beaches, Barrier Islands, and Coastal Processes 49
4. The Fortified Coast: Living With Coastal Engineering 67
5. Environmental Effects of Beach Management 100
6. The Rules of the Coast: Assessing Hazards 120
7. The Nitty-Gritty Coast: Evaluating Your Coastal Site 140
8. The Built Coast: Construction Guidelines 249
9. The Managed Coast: Living with Coastal Regulations  278
Appendixes
A. Hazard Safety Checklists  295
B. Guide to Local, State, and Federal Agencies Involved in Coastal
Development  302
C. 101 Useful Coastal References  314
Index  329