1. Critical Coastal Management Issues*
Coastal Storm Mitigation
Shoreline Erosion and Sea Level Rise
Coastal Reinforcement and Strategic Retreat
Protection of Coastal Wetlands
From Beatley, et al Intro. to Coastal Zone
Management. Island Press, Washington, D.C. *

2. Critical Coastal Management Issues (cont)
Protection of Coastal Waters
Biodiversity and Habitat Conservation
Shoreline Access; Private Property; Public Interest
Planning and Urban Design

3. Coastal Storm Mitigation
Hard structures (seawalls, groins)
Soft structures (renourishment)
Building setbacks, low density restrictions
Building codes
Evacuation plans

4. Coastal Storm Mitigation
Loss of Life
Loss of Property
Evacuation

5. Shoreline Erosion and Sea Level Rise
Erosion predominates over accretion
Impact of man-made structures
Global warming

6. Coastal Reinforcement and Strategic Retreat
Setback lines and reconstruction following disaster
Construction of seawalls, groins, jetties, breakwaters
Leads to “New Jerseyization” of the shoreline
Beach renourishment
Sea Bright, New Jersey
Daytona Beach, Florida

7. Protection of Coastal Wetlands
Threats
Draining/filling
Construction
pollution
Sea level rise
Incremental loss
Clean Water Act (Section 404)

8. Protection of Coastal Waters
Threats
Point-source pollution
Nonpoint-source pollution
Best Management Practices

9. Biodiversity/Habitat Conservation
High proportion of rare and endangered species
Many species nearly totally dependent on coastal environments
Need for habitat protection
Habitat conservation plans (HCP)
Catches by Portuguese fishermen are becoming smaller and smaller as populations of anchovies decrease

10. Shoreline Access; Private Property; Public Interest
Private development seeks to keep public away from the shoreline
Public access programs
Regulations considered to be a private property “taking”

11. Planning and Urban Design
Development regulations lead to “gentrification”
Mobile home restrictions
Construction standards
Environmental regulations
Displacement of less affluent
Juxtaposition of affluent and poor communities

12. Planning and Urban Design
Preservation of historic sites
Community character and development standards
Fire Island Lighthouse, New York
Assateague Island Lighthouse, Virginia