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==1 Coastal Hazard==
== Coastal Hazard==
Coastal hazards are a major topic in today's society weather or not to continue building along the coast. We are to gather information from credible sources and compile it into one page about coastal hazards to be uploaded into Wikipedia.
Coastal hazards are a major topic in today's society weather or not to continue building along the coast. We are to gather information from credible sources and compile it into one page about coastal hazards to be uploaded into Wikipedia.
==2 Introduction==
== Introduction==

==3 Policies==
==4 Enviorments==
== Policies==
[[Coastal States Organization]]

[[Coastal Zone Management Act]]
== Enviorments==
'''Barrier Islands'''
'''Barrier Islands'''


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'''Wetlands'''
'''Wetlands'''


==5 Causes of Coastal Hazards==
== Causes of Coastal Hazards==
'''Storms'''
'''Storms'''


'''Flooding'''
Salt Water Intrusion
'''Erosion'''
'''Erosion'''


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'''Pollution'''
'''Pollution'''

Oil Spills


'''Trawling'''
'''Trawling'''
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'''Development'''
'''Development'''


==6 Management==
== Management==
Adaptive management

Artificial Dunes

Beach Nourishment

Bulkheads

Groins

Jetties

Nonstructural Mitigation

Sea Walls

Structural Mitigation







==7 Case Studies==
== Case Studies==


==See Also==
==See Also==
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[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01944367808976890 Coastal Hazards and National Policy]
[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01944367808976890 Coastal Hazards and National Policy]
[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3763/ehaz.1999.0105 Reframing disaster policy: the global evolution of Vulnerable Communites]
[http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3763/ehaz.1999.0105 Reframing disaster policy: the global evolution of Vulnerable Communites]
[http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/16/chapter-33 CZMA]
[http://coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/about/czma.html#section6217 NOAA CZMA]

Revision as of 00:55, 24 February 2012


Coastal Hazard

Coastal hazards are a major topic in today's society weather or not to continue building along the coast. We are to gather information from credible sources and compile it into one page about coastal hazards to be uploaded into Wikipedia.

Introduction

Policies

Coastal States Organization

Coastal Zone Management Act

Enviorments

Barrier Islands

Salt Marshes

Wetlands

Causes of Coastal Hazards

Storms

Flooding Salt Water Intrusion Erosion

Sea Level Rise

Pollution

Oil Spills

Trawling

Development

Management

Adaptive management

Artificial Dunes

Beach Nourishment

Bulkheads

Groins

Jetties

Nonstructural Mitigation

Sea Walls

Structural Mitigation




Case Studies

See Also

Federal Emergency Management Agency

References

eurosion CAMA Coastal Hazards and National Policy Reframing disaster policy: the global evolution of Vulnerable Communites CZMA NOAA CZMA