Living with the Georgia Shore

"About the series"
"America's foremost philosopher of the beaches [Orrin Pilkey], the sea bottoms and the coastal sands . . . is challenging some long-held notions about the ways in which people use and maintain beaches. A decade ago, when he began warning of the dangers of 'beach degradation, ' he found little public support. Today, as concern for our shore environment grows, people are listening."--Barnard L. Collier, "The New York Times Magazine""Duke 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, "Forbes"

List of contents

Figures and Tables ix
Preface xi
Prologue xiii
1. Introduction: A Coastal Perspective 1
2. The Guale Coast: A Human Perspective 7
3. The Guale Coast: A Natural Perspective 13
4. Human Nature and Nature's Shores 41
5. Selecting a Site on Georgia's Barrier Islands 57
6. Coastal Land-use Planning and Regulation 111
7. Building or Buying a House Near the Shore 121
Appendixes
A. Hurricane Checklist 141
B. Recent Hurricanes in Georgia 144
C. A Guide to Federal, State, and Local Agencies and Organizations Involved in Coastal Development 146
D. Useful References 159
E. Selected Field Stops on Tybee Island 179
Index 187

About the author

Tonya D. Clayton, Lewis A. Taylor Jr., William J. Cleary, Paul Hosier, Peter H.F. Graber, and Orrin H. Pilkey Sr.

Product details

• Authors: Tonya D Clayton, Tonya D. Clayton, William J Cleary, William J. Cleary, Peter H F Graber, Peter H. F. Graber, Paul Hosier, Orrin H Pilkey, Orrin H. Pilkey, Lewis A Taylor, Lewis A. Taylor, Tonya D. Clayton
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.06.1992
• EAN: 9780822312192
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-1219-2
• No. of pages: 296
• Weight: 590 g
• Series: Living with the Shore; Living with the Shore
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Umweltmanagement, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Angewandte Ökologie, Geologie und die Lithosphäre