Living on the Edge of the Gulf - The West Florida and Alabama Coast

A new look at the West Florida and Alabama Gulf shoreline, in the context of burgeoning development and revised coastal regulations.

List of contents

List of Figures, Tables, and Risk Maps

Preface

Preface to Living with the West Florida Shore (1985)

1. The Nine Lives of the Shoreline

2. Living with Beaches, Barrier Islands, and Wetland Coasts

3. Living with Storms

4. Living with Coastal Engineering

5. Living by the Rules of the Sea: Assessing Risk

6. Living with Your Shore: Coastal Reach and Site Analysis

7. Living with the Rest of Nature

8. Living with Coastal Construction: Buying, Building, or Retrofitting Your House

9. Living with Coastal Regulations

Appendixes

A. Hazard Safety Checklist

B. Guide to Local, State, and Federal Agencies Involved in Coastal Development

C. 101 Useful References and Other Resources

About the author

David M. Bush is Associate Professor of Geology at State University of West Georgia.
Norma J. Longo is a geologist who lives in Durham, North Carolina.
William J. Neal is Professor of Geology at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan.
Luciana S. Esteves is a coastal geologist who lives in Brazil.
Orrin H. Pilkey is James B. Duke Professor of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Emeritus, at Duke University.
Deborah F. Pilkey is an engineer who lives in Simi Valley, California.

Summary

A new look at the West Florida and Alabama Gulf shoreline, in the context of burgeoning development and revised coastal regulations.

Product details

• Authors: David M Bush, David M. Bush, David M. Bush, Luciana S Esteves, Luciana S. Esteves, Norma Longo, Norma J Longo, Norma J. Longo, William J Neal, William J. Neal, Norma J. Longo, Deborah F Pilkey, Deborah F. Pilkey, Orrin H Pilkey, Orrin H. Pilkey, Craig A Webb, Craig A. Webb
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.07.2001
• EAN: 9780822325338
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-2533-8
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 244 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 794 g
• Series: Living with the Shore; Living with the Shore
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Florida, Alabama