Water Quality Management in Coastal British Columbia
The coastal environment of British Columbia is managed under both federal and provincial authority. The split between federal and provincial jurisdiction in the coastal zone involves several...
Long Island Sound: Issues, Resources, Status, and Management
The Long Island Sound estuary is an unusual and complex estuary which probably serves more people than any other estuary in the United States. In spite of the enormous and varied stresses...
Sanctuaries for Lake Trout in the Great Lakes
Three lake trout sanctuaries have been established in Lake Michigan: the Fox Island Sanctuary of 121,500 ha, in the Chippewa-Ottawa Treaty fishing zone in the northern region of the lake;...
Barrier Beach Management: The Long Island Experience
Barrier beaches are intrinsically unstable but are used for a variety of human activities ranging from recreational to commercial use. This type of land use often leads to the demand for...
Case Study on Fifty Years of Seawall and Groin Construction, Tybee Island, Georgia
The purpose of this paper is to document and analyze the problems, proposed solutions, and results of local, state, and federal attempts to control erosion and storm damage at Tybee Island,...
Barrier Island Reconstruction in Louisiana
The Terrebonne Parish Government reconstructed thirty-eight (38) acres of Eastern Isle Dernieres, a barrier island off the coast of Louisiana, in an effort to retard coastal erosion (Figure...
Private Coastline Conservation Management: The Land Trust in the San Juan Islands, Washington
Waterfront land values in prime recreation areas like the San Juan Islands are very high. Local, state, and federal agencies have scarce resources for conserving the natural beauty of...
The Identification of Common Resource Management Needs as a Basis for Barrier Island Research Programs
This paper demonstrates the need for a broad, centrally focussed barrier island research program by conducting a systematic analysis of the resource management needs of the Atlantic and...
The Impact of Suburbanization on an Urban River
A case study of the impacts of suburbanization on the water quality of an urban river was completed to detail the various impacts of suburbanization on the culture, economy and environment...
New Directions in Atlantic Artificial Reef Development
The National Fishing Enhancement Act (PL 98-623) of 1984 placed a new emphasis on the role of artificial reefs in fishery development and management. Subsequently, the growth of marine...
Hurricane Damage Mitigation Planning
A variety of responses are available to reduce or mitigate the destructive forces of hurricanes. This paper is a summary of the plans developed for Long Island to help prepare the coastal...
Coastal Area Development and Offshore Man-Made Islands
With offshore man-made islands, it is necessary to make the aims of land use clear in terms of the various conditions, such as a severe environment and vast construction costs. As technological...
Little River: An Investigation of Coastal Environment
Little River is located about 6. 5 kilometres north of Comox on the east side of Vancouver Island. The last major flood in February of 1983 resulted in the river breaking through the beach...
Utilization of Islands Off an Urban Waterfront: The Case of Singapore
The major oil refineries of Singapore are located on the Bukom and the Ayer Chawan groups of islands. Other southern islands have been exclusively developed for tourist and recreational...
Sea Level Change and Coastal Geomorphology of Padre Island, Mexico
Extending some 244 km from the Rio Bravo (Rio Grande) on the north to the mouth of the Rio Soto la Marina (at La Pesca) on the south, Padre Island, Mexico is comprised locally of several...
Flow Around Islands in Rupert Bay: An Investigation of the Bed Friction Effect
Aerial photographs of transverse shear flows around islands in Rupert Bay, a shallow and turbid estuary in northern Quebec, were studied for effect of bed friction. The island wake depends...
Wind Buffeting of Cable-Stayed Bridges During Construction
Some of the dominant loadings on a cable-stayed bridge during construction are a result of the non-uniform vertical and horizontal gust forces on the deck and the associated dynamic response...
Vancouver's Skytrain Cable-Stayed Bridge?Dynamic Behaviour
This paper focuses on the dynamic behaviour of the Skytrain cable-stayed bridge under the action of earthquakes and wind. The 340 m span railway bridge is located on the west coast of...
Role of Surficial Aquifer in Barrier Island Streamflow Generation
Monitoring results are presented for an experimental watershed located on a South Carolina barrier island. Rainfall, streamflow and well data indicate streamflow occurs due to interaction...
Estimating Low-Flow Frequencies of Ungaged Streams in New England
Equations to estimate low flows were developed using multiple-regression analysis with a sample of 48 river basins, which were selected from the U. S. Geological Survey's...
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