Description
Book SynopsisA guide to coastal physical processes, risk assessment of potential property damage from coastal natural hazards, and property damage mitigation. It represents a coastal geology/oceanographic perspective that is decidedly in favour of preserving the natural protective capabilities of the native coastal environment.
Trade ReviewDuke University Press has published a series,
Living with the Shore, to educate the determined shore dweller. Maps show what is happening on each stretch of beach, in enough detail to cover specific homesites. The books offer guidelines for buying and building at the shore. They list federal, state, and local agencies that are involved in coastal development, as well as give up-to-date information on laws that regulate land use.”—Kelly Walker,
ForbesTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables vii
Preface xi
1. Bigger Disasters Building to Happen 1
2. Learning the Rules 9
3. Storm Processes as Coastal Hazards 19
4. Coastal Risk Assessment 41
5. Evolving Approaches to Property Damage Mitigation: Focusing on the Island Front through Engineering and Regulation 65
6. Property Damage Mitigation Back from the Beach 103
7. The In-Between Case: Inlets and Property Damage Mitigation 123
8. Coastal Zone Hazards and Mitigation Options 137
9. Selected Risk Assessment and Property Damage Mitigation Recommendations: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts 145
10. Principles of Property Damage Mitigation 163
Appendix: Agencies Involved in Coastal Issues 171
References 173
Index 177
