From Amelia Island just south of Georgia to Key West's southern
tip, Florida's beaches are its greatest asset. Yet Florida's
dynamic Atlantic coast is a dangerous brew of rapidly proliferating
structural development on highly erodible shores periodically hit
by some of nature's greatest storms. The same development that has
been driven by the attraction of beautiful beaches and coastal
amenities, now threatens those very resources. In turn, coastal
structures are vulnerable to sea level rise, shoreline retreat,
winter storms, and hurricanes. Most of the methods for reducing
losses associated with storms as well as slower processes such as
shoreline retreat and sea level change only protect property in the
short term and at a growing cost in dollars and loss of natural
habitat in the long term. Living with Florida's Atlantic Beaches is
a guide to mitigating or reducing losses of property, human life,
and natural resources by living with, rather than at, the shore.
This illustrated volume provides an introduction to coastal
processes and geology along with a brief history of coastal hazards
and the short sighted human responses. impact of dredge and fill
beach construction on the living marine resources. Guidance is
provided for longer term risk reduction in the form of tips on
storm resistant construction and site evaluation; including maps
for evaluating relative vulnerability to hazards. A brief review of
coastal regulations will help property owners understand and
navigate the various permit requirements for developing coastal
property. Living with Florida's Atlantic Beaches is an invaluable
source of information for everyone from the curious beach visitor
to the community planner, from the prudent property investor to the
decision making public official.
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