| Catastrophic Coastal Storms: Hazard Mitigation and Development Management Contributor(s): Godschalk, David R. (Author), Brower, David J. (Author), Beatley, Timothy (Author) |
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ISBN: 082230855X ISBN-13: 9780822308553 Publisher: Duke University Press OUR PRICE: $102.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1989 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Real Estate - General |
| Dewey: 333.910 |
| LCCN: 88009572 |
| Series: Duke Press Policy Studies |
| Physical Information: 344 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As people cluster on the coast in increasing numbers, coastal populations become more vulnerable to severe damage from catastrophic coastal storms. The authors contented that current public policy has proved unable to cope with the growing problem, and in response they present a comprehensive analysis of coastal storm hazards, standard policy approaches, and promising new means of managing coastal growth. Catastrophic Coastal Storms offers a solution to the policy problem by proposing a merger of hazard mitigation with development management, basing this on extensive surveys of at-risk coastal locations and case studies of post-hurricane recovery. Starting with the local level of government and proceeding to state and federal levels, the authors propose a strategy for overcoming the formidable obstacles to safeguarding the shoreline population and its structures from hurricanes and other severe storms. |