Coastal hazards
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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
Coastal hazards play a major role in today's society because it is a part of human nature to live near or along the coast. 80% of people live near the coast. It is important for us to educate ourselves and others on coastal hazards so we can continue living near the coast with the least amount of damage to the environment. In the past, human development has effected our coastal living arrangements by making it vulnerable to such fragile environments such as the barrier islands. Disasters such as hurricanes with high winds and swells, cause erosion along coastlines. Due to this certain policies have been set in place to try and manage disaster property damages; FEMA, NFIP, CZM, and etc. Adaptive management has become a major source of planning in order to make development sustainable for the environment. Structural versus non-structural mitigation techniques have been a main focus for planners towards coastal hazards. Short term solutions versus long term solutions; dune, sea walls, etc..
Policies(Chaz Green)
A summary and analysis of State and Federal public policies relevant to coastal disasters. NFIP
Environments(Brandon Hackney)
Types of environments along the coast, how coastal hazards affect these vulnerable environments.
Barrier Islands
Always moving and always eroding, they are a buffer to the main lands.
Salt Marshes
Wetlands
Buffer zone for flooding and a filtration system so pollutions cannot make it back into our oceans.
Causes of Coastal Hazards(James Cary)
Storms
Flooding Salt Water Intrusion Erosion
Sea Level Rise
Pollution
Oil Spills
Trawling
Human Development
Management(Margaux)
Adaptive management
Artificial Dunes
Beach Nourishment
Bulkheads
Groins
Jetties
Nonstructural Mitigation
Sea Walls
Structural Mitigation
Case Studies
See Also
Federal Emergency Management Agency
References
NOAA Coastal Hazards NC COHAZ eurosion CAMA Coastal Hazards and National Policy Reframing disaster policy: the global evolution of Vulnerable Communites CZMA NOAA CZMA