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2007 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (28–31 October 2007)

Session No. 33
Sunday, 28 October 2007: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

P2. Identifying America’s Most Vulnerable Oceanfront Communities: A Geological Perspective

 

Joseph T. Kelley, Rob Young and Orrin Pilkey, Conveners
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1:30 PM
CAMP ELLIS, MAINE: A SMALL BEACH COMMUNITY WITH A BIG PROBLEM/JETTY
KELLEY, Joseph, School of Earth & Climate Sciences, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences, Orono, ME 04469-5790 and BROTHERS, Laura, Earth Sciences, University of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences, Orono, ME 04469-5790, jtkelley@maine.edu, jtkelley@maine.edu
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1:50 PM
A CASE STUDY IN THE EFFECTS OF COASTAL ENGINEERING STRUCTURES AND BEACH RESTORATION METHODS AFTER STORMS-- WESTHAMPTON BEACH, LONG ISLAND N.Y
COCH, Nicholas K., School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Queens College of C.U.N.Y, Flushing, NY 11367, Coch@earthlink.net, Coch@earthlink.net
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2:10 PM
HURRICANES, NORTHEASTERS AND SEA LEVEL RISE ALONG LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, NJ: COMPLICATIONS FROM A CENTURY OF HOME RULE
HALSEY, Susan D., Admiral Coastal Consulting, Pine Beach, NJ 08741, SDHalsey@aol.com, SDHalsey@aol.com
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2:30 PM
IN THE EYE OF A HUMAN HURRICANE: PEA ISLAND AND THE NORTHERN OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA
RIGGS, Stanley R., AMES, Dorothea V., CULVER, Stephen J., MALLINSON, David J., CORBETT, D. Reide and WALSH, J.P., Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, riggss@ecu.edu, riggss@ecu.edu
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2:50 PM
NORTH TOPSAIL ISLAND, NORTH CAROLINA: LOW, NARROW, DUNELESS, AND DANGEROUS
PILKEY, Orrin H., Division of Earth & Ocean Sciences, Duke University, Box 90228, 321 Old Chemistry Bldg, Durham, NC 27708 and NEAL, William J., Department of Geology, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI 49401, opilkey@duke.edu, opilkey@duke.edu
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3:10 PM
A HISTORY OF POOR ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RENOURISHMENT DECISIONS IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA
WANLESS, Harold R., Geological Sciences, Univ of Miami, P.O. Box 249176, Coral Gables, FL 33124, hwanless@miami.edu, hwanless@miami.edu
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3:30 PM
THE RE-RE-RE-REDEVELOPMENT OF THE WEST END OF DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL
CROZIER, George F., Coastal Policy Center, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, 101 Bienville Blvd, Dauphin Island, AL 36528, gcrozier@disl.org, gcrozier@disl.org
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3:50 PM
TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF HOLLY BEACH, LA DURING HURRICANE RITA: WHY LOUISIANA'S CHENIER-PLAIN COMMUNITIES ARE AMONG THE MOST VULNERABLE
SALLENGER, Asbury1, STOCKDON, Hilary1 and WRIGHT, C. Wayne2, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, 600 4th St. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, (2)NASA, Wallops Flight Facility, Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Island, VA 23337, asallenger@usgs.gov, asallenger@usgs.gov
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4:10 PM
SEVERE BEACH EROSION AT SURFSIDE, TEXAS CAUSED BY ENGINEERING MODIFICATIONS TO THE COAST AND RIVERS
WATSON, Richard L., P.O. Box 1040, Port Aransas, TX 78373-1040, Richard@TexasCoastGeology.com, Richard@TexasCoastGeology.com
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4:30 PM
TROUBLE IN PARADISE: COASTAL EROSION IN RINCÓN, PUERTO RICO
THIELER, E. Robert, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Science Center, 384 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543 and RODRÍGUEZ, Rafael W., U.S. Geological Survey, 425 Jordan Rd, Troy, NY 12180, rthieler@usgs.gov, rthieler@usgs.gov
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4:50 PM
BAD BEACH MANAGEMENT: NO SHORTAGE OF EXAMPLES IN EUROPE
COOPER, J. Andrew G., Environmental Science, University of Ulster, Cromore Road, Coleraine, BT52 1SA, United Kingdom, jag.cooper@ulster.ac.uk, jag.cooper@ulster.ac.uk
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5:10 PM
IS THERE A DOWNSIDE TO MAPPING COASTAL HAZARDS?
YOUNG, Robert S., Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723 and BUSH, David M., Department of Geosciences, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118, ryoung@wcu.edu, ryoung@wcu.edu
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