| A Moveable Shore: The Fate of the Connecticut Coast Contributor(s): Patton, Peter C. (Author), Kent, James M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0822311283 ISBN-13: 9780822311287 Publisher: Duke University Press OUR PRICE: $90.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1991 Annotation: In these pages you will find a vivid description of the 1938 hurricane and why we should plan for similarly destructive storms; an introduction to the geologic forces that formed our coast and continue to shape it today; and a review of regulatory mechanisms that control how our coast is managed. Here you will find the background to both understand how our coast will change in our lifetimes and constructive ways to live with those changes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Real Estate - General - Social Science |
| Dewey: 333.917 |
| LCCN: 91009822 |
| Series: Living with the Shore |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 10.33" W x 8.34" (1.56 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Connecticut - Cultural Region - New England |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Connecticut shoreline is made up of varying landscapes--the sandy coastline at Madison, the rocky shore at Branford, the replenished beach at Greenwich, and the erosion at Old Saybrook. A Moveable Shore offers a general user's guide to the Connecticut shore. In a town-by-town journey down the 254-mile coastline, Peter C. Patton and James M. Kent explore in detail the history of specific sites, the climatic and geological forces that shape the shore, and regulations regarding land-use development. In addition, they provide a guide to coastal field trips. Beginning with the hurricane of 1938, the biggest natural disaster to strike Connecticut since its settlement by Europeans, the authors demonstrate the continuing pattern of development of coastal land prone to flooding and high winds. Although the Connecticut coast faces Long Island and Block Island sounds, it is subject to the same natural hazards, land-use risks, and regulations as opean ocean shorelines. Global climatic events--glaciation, global warming, and rising sea levels--influence the shape and composition of the Connecticut shoreline, as do small-scale forces such as wind, waves, and tides. Patton and Kent seek to instill a respect for the force of natural events and provide a guide for lessening the dangers of construction and development. A practical question-and-answer chapter explains what homeowners need to know to meet land-use regulations along the coast. In a state where the entire population lives within 100 miles of the coast, this important book will serve as a citizens' guide to living with the Connecticut shore and will be of interest to coastal residents, developers, geologists, policymakers, and vacationers. |