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List of Figures, Tables, and Risk Maps |
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Preface |
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Preface to Living with the West Florida Shore (1985) |
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The Nine Lives of the Shoreline |
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Climatic Life: The Dynamic Coastal Zone |
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5 | (1) |
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Geologic Life: Geologic Origins, Time, and Change |
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6 | (4) |
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Coastal Life: Regional Coastal Types |
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10 | (1) |
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Physical Life: Processes, Sediments, Environments |
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11 | (1) |
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Biologic Life: Plants and Animals |
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12 | (1) |
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Prehistoric Life: Early Humans |
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13 | (1) |
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Historic Life: The First Resorts, Development, Storms |
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13 | (2) |
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Present Life: Population Explosion and Impact |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (3) |
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Living with Beaches, Barrier Islands, and Wetland Coasts |
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19 | (22) |
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19 | (2) |
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21 | (1) |
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West-Central Barrier Chain |
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22 | (1) |
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Ten Thousand Islands Mangrove Coast and Everglades |
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23 | (1) |
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The Significance of Barrier Islands in Risk Evaluation |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (3) |
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Stationary or Grounded Barrier Islands |
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29 | (1) |
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Rolling Sandbars: How Islands Migrate |
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30 | (4) |
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The Role of the Shoreface in Barrier Island Evolution |
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34 | (1) |
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Geologic Framework of the Eastern Gulf Coast: Know Your Shoreface |
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35 | (1) |
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Beaches: The Shock Absorbers |
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36 | (4) |
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How Does the Beach Respond to a Storm? |
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36 | (1) |
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How Does the Beach Widen? |
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37 | (2) |
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Where Does Beach Sand Come From? |
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39 | (1) |
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Why Are Our Shorelines Retreating? |
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39 | (1) |
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If Most of the Ocean-Side Shorelines Are Eroding, What Is the Long-Range Future of Beach Development? |
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40 | (1) |
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41 | (22) |
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44 | (12) |
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48 | (2) |
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Ranking Hurricane Intensities |
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50 | (1) |
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Hurricane History: A Stormy Past |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (1) |
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Southwesters and Winter Storms |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (5) |
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Natural Processes: Energy in Motion |
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58 | (1) |
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58 | (1) |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (2) |
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61 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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Human Modification of the Coast |
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61 | (2) |
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Living with Coastal Engineering |
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63 | (28) |
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65 | (11) |
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65 | (1) |
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Seawalls Cause Beach Loss |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (4) |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (3) |
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76 | (10) |
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Retreat through Relocation |
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86 | (1) |
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Are Variances Eroding Beach Protection Efforts? |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (3) |
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Living by the Rules of the Sea: Assessing Risk |
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91 | (22) |
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Coastal Stability: Terra Infirma |
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92 | (3) |
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Selecting Your Site: Sunny Playground or Watery Tempest? |
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95 | (2) |
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Stability Indicators: Can You Read Nature's Record? |
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97 | (5) |
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97 | (1) |
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97 | (4) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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Coastal Environments: How Does Your Site Fit the Bigger Picture? |
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102 | (5) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (1) |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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Water Resources, Services, and Utilities |
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107 | (3) |
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107 | (3) |
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Site Risk: Do You Know the Rules for Survival? |
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110 | (1) |
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Escape Routes: Do You Have an Emergency Plan? |
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111 | (2) |
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Select an Escape Route ahead of Time |
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112 | (1) |
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Use the Escape Route Early |
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112 | (1) |
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Living with Your Shore: Coastal Reach and Site Analyses |
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113 | (122) |
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The Northwest Barrier Island Chain |
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115 | (1) |
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115 | (9) |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (4) |
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Little Dauphin Island, Sand Island, and Pelican Island |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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Fort Morgan to Gulf Highlands |
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121 | (1) |
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West Beach to Gulf Shores |
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121 | (2) |
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Romar Beach to Perdido Key (Alabama-Florida Line) |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (46) |
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Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties |
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127 | (1) |
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127 | (9) |
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136 | (6) |
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142 | (6) |
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148 | (7) |
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155 | (4) |
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159 | (11) |
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170 | (12) |
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Wakulla and Jefferson Counties |
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171 | (3) |
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174 | (1) |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (2) |
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177 | (1) |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (4) |
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The West-Central Barrier Island Chain |
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182 | (52) |
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184 | (1) |
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Anclote Key to Caladesi Island |
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185 | (1) |
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Clearwater Beach Island to Madeira Beach on Sand Key |
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186 | (6) |
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Treasure Island to St. Petersburg Beach on Long Key |
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192 | (3) |
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195 | (2) |
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197 | (1) |
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Passage Key to Longboat Key |
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197 | (4) |
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201 | (1) |
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Southern Longboat Key to Casey Key |
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201 | (3) |
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Venice Inlet to South Sarasota County Line on Manasota Peninsula |
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204 | (3) |
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207 | (1) |
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Southern Manasota Key to Gasparilla Island |
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207 | (5) |
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212 | (1) |
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Gasparilla Island to Captiva Island |
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213 | (4) |
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217 | (1) |
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Bunch Beach to Bonita Beach |
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218 | (4) |
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222 | (1) |
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Del-nor-Wiggins Pass to Gordon Pass |
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223 | (2) |
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Keewaydin Island to Romano Island |
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225 | (2) |
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Marco Island: An End Point in Coastal Development |
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227 | (5) |
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Kice and Cape Romano Islands |
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232 | (2) |
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234 | (1) |
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Past Reflections: Future Expectations |
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234 | (1) |
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Living with the Rest of Nature |
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235 | (10) |
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Sinkhole Collapse and Subsidence |
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235 | (1) |
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Other Types of Subsidence |
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236 | (1) |
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River and Estuary Flooding |
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237 | (1) |
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At Least There Are No Earthquakes? |
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238 | (1) |
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Water Problems: Are You Ready for More Infrastructure? |
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239 | (3) |
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239 | (2) |
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241 | (1) |
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El Nino: The Global Connection |
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242 | (1) |
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The Final Hazard: Human Infrastructure |
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243 | (2) |
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Living with Coastal Construction: Buying, Building, or Retrofitting Your House |
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245 | (34) |
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Can We Learn from Past Experience? |
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245 | (1) |
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Coastal Realty versus Coastal Reality |
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245 | (1) |
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The Structure: Concept of Balanced Risk |
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246 | (1) |
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Can We Rely on Building Codes? |
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247 | (1) |
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Coastal Forces: Design Requirements |
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247 | (4) |
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247 | (2) |
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249 | (1) |
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249 | (1) |
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Lessons from Previous Storms |
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250 | (1) |
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The National Flood Insurance Program |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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Strengthening the Exterior Envelope |
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253 | (3) |
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253 | (1) |
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254 | (2) |
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256 | (6) |
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256 | (1) |
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256 | (3) |
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Connectivity, High-Wind Straps, and Tie-Downs |
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259 | (3) |
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Keeping Dry: Pole or ``Stilt'' Houses |
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262 | (3) |
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263 | (2) |
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Connection of Pilings to the Floor and Roof |
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265 | (1) |
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Breakaway Walls below Elevated Buildings |
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265 | (1) |
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Concrete Slabs below Elevated Buildings |
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265 | (1) |
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265 | (1) |
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266 | (1) |
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An Existing House: What to Look for, Where to Improve |
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266 | (3) |
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266 | (1) |
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How Well Built Is the House? |
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266 | (3) |
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What Can Be Done to Improve an Existing House? |
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269 | (2) |
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Mobile Homes: Limiting Their Mobility |
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271 | (4) |
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High-Rise and Medium-Rise Buildings: The Urban Shore |
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275 | (1) |
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Modular Unit Construction: Prefabricating the Urban Shore |
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275 | (1) |
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What Should Be Done to Protect Property along the Gulf of Mexico Coast? |
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276 | (3) |
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Living with Coastal Regulations |
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279 | (52) |
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National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) |
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280 | (3) |
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Upton-Jones Amendment (1987) and National Flood Insurance Reform Act (1994) |
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283 | (1) |
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The Coastal Barriers Resource Act (COBRA) |
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284 | (1) |
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Rivers and Harbors Act of 1889 |
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285 | (1) |
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Coastal Zone Management Act |
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286 | (4) |
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Alabama Coastal Management Plan |
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286 | (1) |
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The Florida Beach and Shore Preservation Act |
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287 | (1) |
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Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) |
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287 | (1) |
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288 | (2) |
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Coastal Regulation: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow |
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290 | (3) |
Appendixes |
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A. Hazard Safety Checklists |
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293 | (10) |
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B. Guide to Local, State, and Federal Agencies Involved in Coastal Development |
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303 | (10) |
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C. 101 Useful References and Other Resources |
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313 | (18) |
Index |
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