2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)
Session No. 84 Monday, 29 October 2007
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Colorado Convention Center: Exhibit Hall E/F

T9. Identifying America’s Most Vulnerable Oceanfront Communities: A Geological Perspective (Posters)

Authors will be present from 9 to 11 AM
 Paper #Booth #
84-1146PUERTO RICO'S VULNERABLE COASTAL COMMUNITIES: RISK, MITIGATION, MANAGEMENT: BUSH, David M., Department of Geosciences, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118, dbush@westga.edu, NEAL, William J., Department of Geology, Grand Valley State University, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI 49401, and JACKSON, Chester W. Jr, Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
84-2147THE CONTRADICTION OF “LOW COST” SHORE PROTECTION: PUETRO RICO'S GABIONS AND OTHER EXAMPLES: JACKSON, Chester W. Jr, Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, cwjjr@uga.edu, NEAL, William J., Department of Geology, Grand Valley State University, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI 49401, and BUSH, David M., Department of Geosciences, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118
84-3148A QUANTITATIVE METHOD FOR RANKING THE GEOMORPHIC CONTROLS ON STORM SURGE PENETRATION ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI COAST DURING HURRICANE KATRINA: LEGASPI, Rochelle F., Department of Geosciences, University of West Georgia, 1601 Maple Street, Carrollton, GA 30118, rlegasp1@my.westga.edu, JACKSON, Chester W. Jr, Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, BUSH, David M., Department of Geosciences, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118, and YOUNG, Robert S., Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
84-4149SHORELINE EROSION ALONG ONE OF GEORGIA'S MOST VULNERABLE BARRIER ISLANDS: JEKYLL ISLAND, GA, USA: JACKSON, Chester W. Jr, Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, cwjjr@uga.edu, BUSH, David M., Department of Geosciences, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118, ALEXANDER, Clark, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, 10 Ocean Science Circle, Savannah, GA 31411, and DODGE, Rebecca L., Geosciences, University of West Georgia, 1601 Maple Street, Carrollton, GA 30118
84-5150BUILD, FORTIFY, NOURISH – NOW WHAT? PRESERVATION OF SHORELINE PROPERTY IN MONMOUTH BEACH AND LONGPORT, NEW JERSEY: BARBER, Don, Geology Department, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N Merion Ave, Park Sci Bldg, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, dbarber@brynmawr.edu
84-6151MULTIPLE RESPONSES TO FRONTAL EROSION AND INUNDATION ON A BARRIER/HEADLAND SHORE, RHODE ISLAND: BOOTHROYD, Jon C., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, jon_boothroyd@uri.edu
84-7152THE VIRGINIA BARRIER ISLANDS, VULNERABLE BUT SAFE FOR NOW? WELL, ALMOST: FENSTER, Michael S.1, GONZÁLEZ, Mauricio2, DOLAN, Robert3, and MEDINA, Raúl2, (1) Environmental Studies, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA 23005, mfenster@rmc.edu, (2) Instituto de Hidráulica Ambiental (IH), E.T.S. Ingenieros de Caminos, C. y P., Dpto. Cien. y Téc. del Agua y del Medio Ambiente, University of Cantabria, Av. de los Castros, s/n, Santander, 39005, Spain, (3) Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Clark Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22904
84-8153OVERWASH DEPOSITS ON HATTERAS AND OCRACOKE ISLANDS, NC, CAPE HATTERAS NATIONAL SEASHORE – A SEDIMENTARY RECORD OF TROPICAL AND EXTRATROPICAL STORMS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST AND VARIATION WITH SHORELINE ORIENTATION: SMITH, Stephen G., KASSAB, Christine M., TROP, Jeffrey, and KOCHEL, R. Craig, Dept. of Geology, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA 17837, sgsmith@bucknell.edu
84-9154MORPHODYNAMICS AND HYDRODYNAMICS OF TWO INTERACTIVE TIDAL INLETS, NEW PASS AND BIG SARASOTA PASS, FLORIDA: BECK, Tanya and WANG, Ping, Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620, tbeck1@cas.usf.edu
84-10155FIRST YEAR PERFORMANCE OF EIGHT BEACH NOURISHMENT PROJECTS, WEST-CENTRAL FLORIDA: ROBERTS, Tiffany M., Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620, tmrobert@cas.usf.edu, WANG, Ping, Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Avenue, SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620, and ELKO, Nicole A., Pinellas County, Dept. of Envir. Mgmt, 512 S. Ft. Harrison Ave, Clearwater, FL 33756
84-11156FOLLY BEACH, SC: AN ENDANGERED BARRIER ISLAND AT THE EDGE OF AMERICA: LEVINE, Norman S., KATUNA, Michael, KAUFMAN, Charles C., and COLGAN, Mitchell, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 66 George Street, Charleston, SC 29424, levinen@cofc.edu
84-12157MORPHOLOGICAL AND SEDIMENTOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF HURRICANE IVAN AND IMMEDIATE POST-STORM RECOVERY ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA BARRIER-ISLAND COASTS: WANG, Ping, HORWITZ, Mark H., and KIRBY, James H., Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Avenue, SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620, pwang@chuma1.cas.usf.edu
84-13158FACTORS CONTROLLING THE SURVIVAL OF COASTAL DUNES DURING MULTIPLE HURRICANE IMPACTS IN 2004 AND 2005: NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA COAST: HORWITZ, Mark H., Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620, mhorwitz@mail.usf.edu, CLAUDINO-SALES, Vanda, Department of Geography, Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, 60.000, Brazil, and WANG, Ping, Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Avenue, SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620

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