An Introduction to Coastal Zone Management

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An Introduction to Coastal Zone Management, Second Edition offers a comprehensive overview of coastal planning and management issues for students and professionals in the field. Since publication of the first edition in 1994, population growth and increasing development pressures on our coasts have made the need for forward-looking, creative, and sustainable visions for the future even greater. This completely updated and revised edition includes: significantly updated data and statistics including discussions of population and growth trends, federal and state coastal expenditures, disaster assistance expenditures, and damage levels from hurricanes and coastal storms updated legislative and programmatic material, including the Stafford Act and mitigation assistance programs, and changes in the Coastal Zone Management Act expanded coverage of physical and biological attributes and conditions of the coastal zone expanded and updated discussions of innovative local coastal management new chapters on creative coastal design and development and lessons from coastal programs in other countries
An Introduction to Coastal Zone Management, Second Edition is the only available book that addresses the serious coastal trends and pressures in the U.S., assesses the current policy and planning framework, and puts forth a compelling vision for future management and sustainable coastal planning. It is an important resource for undergraduate and graduate students of coastal planning as well as for local and state officials, residents of coastal communities, environmental advocates, developers, and others concerned with coastal issues.

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ISBN-13: 9781559639156
Publisher: Island Press
Publication date: 4/28/2002
Edition description: REV
Edition number: 2
Pages: 352
Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Meet the Author

Timothy Beatley is professor in the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. His books include Green Urbanism (Island Press, 2000), The Ecology of Place (Island Press, 1997) and Habitat Conservation Planning (University of Texas Press, 1994).

David J. Brower is research professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and co-author of Catastrophic Coastal Storms (Duke University Press, 1989) and co-editor of Understanding Growth Management (Urban Land Institute, 1989).

Anna K. Schwab is research associate at the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

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	Acronyms and Abbreviations
	Preface
Ch. 1	Introduction	1
	The Special Nature of Our Coasts	1
	The Pressures on the Coastal Zone	3
	The Pressures Exerted by Humans	4
	The Effects of Human Pressure	6
	Public Policy Exacerbates the Pressures	7
	Sustaining the Coast: The Overarching Challenge	8
	The Rationale for Government Intervention	10
Ch. 2	Understanding the Coastal Environment	13
	Defining the Coastal Zone	13
	Types of Coastal Landforms	15
	Time Scales of Change	16
	Coastal Ecosystems	17
	Coastal Forces and Processes	30
	Coastal Organisms	45
	The Great Lakes	46
	Conclusions	51
Ch. 3	Coastal Pressures and Critical Management Issues	53
	Land Use Patterns and Human Alterations of the Coastal Zone	56
	Patterns of Ownership and Control	57
	Critical Coastal Management Issues: The Challenge of Sustaining the Coast	63
	Conclusions	88
Ch. 4	The Coastal Management Framework	91
	Role of State and Local Governments	94
	Stakeholders in Coastal Management	96
	Conclusions	100
Ch. 5	Federal Coastal Policy	101
	Direct Coastal Policy	102
	Federal Environmental Policy That Affects the Coast	117
	De Facto Coastal Policy	130
	Conclusions	131
Ch. 6	State Coastal Management Programs	135
	Overview of State Programs	137
	State Case Studies	158
	The Success of the CZMA	170
	Conclusions	171
Ch. 7	Regional Management of Coastal Resources	173
	What Is Regional Management?	173
	The Watershed Protection Approach	174
	Special Area Management Plans	180
	The Chesapeake Bay Program	182
	The Great Lakes Program	185
	The National Estuary Program	188
	The National Marine Sanctuary Program	192
	The Cape Cod Commission	194
	Conclusions	196
Ch. 8	Local Coastal Management	197
	Toward Sustainable Coastal Communities	197
	Overview of Local Coastal Planning and Management	200
	Growth Management: Tools and Techniques	206
	Beyond Growth Management: Broader Community Sustainability	233
	Impediments and Obstacles to Local Sustainability	244
	Conclusions	246
Ch. 9	Creative Coastal Development: Building Sustainably along the Coast	249
	Environmentally Sensitive Coastal Development Is Not New	250
	Conservation Communities in the Coastal Zone	251
	Ecological Site Design	255
	Building Ecologically but Profitably	259
	Green Buildings in the Coastal Zone	267
	New Urbanism in the Coastal Zone	270
	Equity and Affordability as Key Elements	272
	Redevelopment and Rebuilding: Recycling Coastal Lands	274
	Strategies for Promoting Creative Coastal Development	277
	Conclusions	280
Ch. 10	Conclusions: Future Directions in U.S. Coastal Management	283
	Sustaining the Coast: Looking to the Future	284
	A Final Note: Defending a Collaborative Framework for Sustainable Coastal Development	298
	Bibliography	299
	About the Authors	315
	Index	317

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