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Risk & Resilience in Coastal Regions

What's next for large cities in coastal regions? It's a complicated question and one that has consumed the energies and passions of great minds over the past few years. The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has been intently interested in the subject and this report from May 2013 takes a close look at what might be next. The ULI began its work by convening a forum in January 2013, bringing together...

http://uli.org/wp-content/uploads/ULI-Documents/CoastalRegio...
Davidson Laboratory: Marine Hydrodynamics & Coastal Engineering

Davidson Laboratory, a hydrodynamic and ocean engineering research center, is part of the Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering department at the Stevens Institute of Technology. This laboratory is focused on marine craft and testing as well as coastal engineering, marine environmental engineering, and underwater acoustics. Ongoing research projects in areas such as marine hydrodynamics,...

https://www.stevens.edu/davidson-laboratory
Coastal and Marine Geology Program

The Coastal and Marine Geology Program Web site of the US Geological Survey is a clearinghouse of coastal related information and scientific research. Visitors will find a link to the monthly newsletter "Sound Waves;" information on topics of study such as corals, pollution, erosion, and sonar mapping; and goals and plans for the program.

https://www.usgs.gov/natural-hazards/coastal-marine-hazards-...
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Program

The General Land Office of Texas, the state's oldest agency, strives to balance economic development with preservation of its natural resources. The Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Program of the agency has an interesting Web site with information about the state's shorelines and its continuous efforts to slow erosion and maintain its beaches. Although many of the links on the page are about...

https://glo.texas.gov/coast/grant-projects/cepra/index.html
NOAA's Office of Coast Survey

In 1807, President Thomas Jefferson established the Survey of the Coast in order to support safe transportation through the United States' waters. Today, the Office of Coast Survey is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Ocean Service. Their mission is to ensure "safe, efficient and environmentally sound marine transportation that brings an uninterrupted...

https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Coastal Barrier Resources Act

The Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) was passed in 1982 in order to protect certain undeveloped coastal barriers along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has created this site to provide journalists, policy makers, scholars and others with information about the CBRA and its various programs and initiatives. The site includes information about...

https://www.fws.gov/program/coastal-barrier-resources-act
NOAA National Sea Grant Office

While people may have heard of the National Sea Grant program, they might not be entirely sure what their mission is. The Sea Grant program is a "nationwide network of 32 university-based programs that work with coastal communities." Additionally, the Sea Grant College Program draws on these university programs to conduct scientific research, education, training, and extension projects. One very...

https://seagrant.noaa.gov/
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