Living with the Georgia Shore
The wide sandy beaches, quiet maritime forests, and vast Spartina marshes of the natural Georgia coast create a most spectacular, albeit gentle, Southern beauty. Casual visitors and longtime residents alike have been charmed by this special place. Living with the Georgia Shore provides an essential reference and guide for residents, visitors, developers, planners, and all who are concerned with the conditions and future of Georgia's coastal zone.\ Recounting the human and natural history of...
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The wide sandy beaches, quiet maritime forests, and vast Spartina marshes of the natural Georgia coast create a most spectacular, albeit gentle, Southern beauty. Casual visitors and longtime residents alike have been charmed by this special place. Living with the Georgia Shore provides an essential reference and guide for residents, visitors, developers, planners, and all who are concerned with the conditions and future of Georgia's coastal zone. Recounting the human and natural history of the islands, the authors look in particular at the phenomenon of coastal erosion and the implications of various responses to this process. In Georgia, as elsewhere in the United States, the future of the shore is in doubt as recreational and residential development demands increase. This book provides guidelines for living with the shore, as opposed to simply living on it. The former requires planning and a wise choice of property or house site. The latter ignores the potential hazards unique to coastal life and may make inadequate allowance for the dramatic changes that can occur on any sandy ocean shore. Living with the Georgia Shore includes an introduction to each of the Georgia isles, an overview of federal and state coastal land-use regulations, pointers on buying and building at the shore, a hurricane preparation checklist, a history of recent hurricanes in Georgia, an extensive annotated bibliography, and a guide to government agencies and private groups involved in issues of coastal development. Booknews A reference and guide recounting the human and natural history of the Georgia islands, for residents, visitors, developers, planners, and all who are concerned with the conditions and future of the Georgia coastal zone. Sponsored by the National Audubon Society. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Figures and TablesPrefacePrologueBarrier Islands1Introduction: A Coastal Perspective12The Guale Coast: A Human Perspective73The Guale Coast: A Natural Perspective134Human Nature and Nature's Shores415Selecting a Site on Georgia's Barrier Islands576Coastal Land-use Planning and Regulation1117Building or Buying a House Near the Shore121App. A: Hurricane Checklist141App. B: Recent Hurricanes in Georgia144App. C: A Guide to Federal, State, and Local Agencies and Organizations Involved in Coastal Development146App. D: Useful References159App. E: Selected Field Stops on Tybee Island179Index187
\ BooknewsA reference and guide recounting the human and natural history of the Georgia islands, for residents, visitors, developers, planners, and all who are concerned with the conditions and future of the Georgia coastal zone. Sponsored by the National Audubon Society. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
