Book Description
A perspective of the important environ., growth mgmt., econ., and social values assoc. with the FL coast. Provides a means of evaluating FL's progress in protecting its coastal areas and a basis for making strategic decisions about prog. and financial resources. Includes: impact of growth in the coastal zone; disruption of coastal physical processes; responding to coastal threats and hazards; degrad. and restoration of coastal ecosystems; managing fresh water allocation; sustaining the human uses of the coast; balancing public and private uses of resources; preserv. of cultural and aesthetic resources; and encouraging public awareness and involve.