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No day at the beach
Caldwell, Meg Segall, Craig Holt
Caldwell, Meg
Segall, Craig Holt
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"The sea is rising. All along the hundreds of miles of the California coast, global warming will cause higher water, more powerful storms, and increased coastal erosion.1 The California Coastal Commission and its predecessor regional commissions have worked to protect the state’s coastal resources since the Commission’s creation by voter initiative in 1972 and formalization in the California Coastal Act of 1976. Climate change–induced sea level rise presents the Commission—and all those who use and value the state’s coastal resources—with a stark new set of challenges. While the Commission explores its role in addressing climate change’s effects—from shifts in coastal fauna and flora to the armoring crisis, it can act to prevent the fortress-like coast that the combination of population growth, coastal development, and climate change would otherwise create. By urging LCP revision to discourage development in erosion-prone or ecologically important areas, implementing rolling easements, preserving access along the shore, and encouraging living shorelines design solutions, the Commission can steward the coast through the difficult years ahead."(p.1-2)
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2007
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