Session No. 107
Monday, 28 October 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 402 (Colorado Convention Center)

T89. The Sandy Beaches of Atlantis: Success Stories and Cautionary Tales for Coastal Development

GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division

 

R. Laurence Davis, Stephen G. Pollock and Robert Young, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
1
8:05 AM
LOOKING AT SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL EMERGENCY PLANNING THROUGH THE LENS OF HURRICANE SANDY: MODELING VARIABILITY IN HURRICANE SIZE AND TRACK
LEVINE, Norman, Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29407, KAUFMAN, Charlie, Emergency Management Department, Dorchester County, SC, 212 Deming Way #3, Summerville, SC 29483 and BRAUD, Alex, Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 66 George St, Charleston, SC 29424, ckaufman@dorchestercounty.net
2
8:20 AM
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE IMPACTS OF STORM WAVES ON THE FETCH-LIMITED SHORELINE OF CONNECTICUT DURING HURRICANES IRENE AND SANDY
TAIT, James F., Science Education and Environmental Studies, Southern Connecticut State University, 501 Crescent Street, Jennings Hall 316, New Haven, CT 06515, taitj1@southernct.edu
3
8:35 AM
HURRICANE SANDY STORM SURGE DAMAGE AND THE LEGACY OF DEVELOPMENT ON HISTORICAL COASTAL MARSHES
GALSTER, Joshua C.1, DOONER, Lahra1, FLORES, Diana2 and BERNADUCCI, Joseph1, (1)Earth & Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave, Mallory Hall, Montclair, NJ 07043, (2)Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Avenue, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043, galsterj@mail.montclair.edu
4
8:50 AM
LANDSLIDES AND PEOPLE:  AN EXAMPLE FROM COASTAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
DEMOUTHE, Jean F., California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118, jdemouthe@calacademy.org
5
9:05 AM
EROSIONAL GEOINDICATORS IN ATLANTIC BEACH SEQUENCES: IMPLICATIONS FOR COASTAL ADAPTATION FROM MAINE TO THE BAHAMAS
BUYNEVICH, Ilya V., Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, SEMINACK, Christopher T., Department of Environmental Science & Policy, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030, SAVARESE, Michael, Marine & Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Blvd South, Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565, FITZGERALD, Duncan M., Earth and Environment, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, CURRAN, H. Allen, Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, ROSEN, Peter S., Earth and Environmental Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, FENSTER, Michael S., Environmental Studies/Geology, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA 23005, GLUMAC, Bosiljka, Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Clark Science Center, 44 College Lane, Northampton, MA 01063 and BEAL, Irina, Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, coast@temple.edu
6
9:20 AM
COASTAL LAND LOSS AND PROPOSED INTERACTIONS IN SACO BAY, SOUTHWEST MAINE, USA
POLLOCK, S.G., Dept. of Geosciences, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME 04038, pollock@usm.maine.edu
 
9:35 AM
Break
7
9:50 AM
BARRIER ISLAND GENESIS AND BEACH SCRAPING IN MAINE:  ACCELERATING COASTAL PROCESSES
DICKSON, Stephen M., MARVINNEY, Robert G. and SLOVINSKY, Peter A., Maine Geological Survey, 93 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0093, robert.g.marvinney@maine.gov
8
10:05 AM
MODELING OF THE EFFECT OF SEA LEVEL RISE IN THE COASTAL REGION OF BANGLADESH
MORSHED, Md Niaz, Geosciences, Murray State University, 105 B North 14th Street, Murray, KY 42071 and ZHANG, Robin Qiaofeng, Geosciences, Murray State University, 303 Blackburn Science Building, Murray, KY 42071, mmorshed@murraystate.edu
9
10:20 AM
THE TIMING AND STRATIGRAPHY OF A LARGE COASTAL SAND INVASION: SHETLAND ISLANDS, NW EUROPE
SORRELL, Lee M., Earth Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04468, KELLEY, Joseph T., School of Earth & Climate Sciences, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences, Orono, ME 04469-5790 and KELLEY, Alice R., School of Earth & Climate Sciences, Climate Change Institute, and Depart. of Anthropology, University of Maine, Bryand Global Science Center, Orono, ME 04469, jtkelley@maine.edu
10
10:35 AM
GLOBAL LESSONS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE BLACK SEA COAST OF BULGARIA
YOUNG, Robert S.1, STANCHEVA, Margarita2, STANCHEV, Hristo2 and PALAZOV, Atanas2, (1)Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723, (2)Institue of Oceanology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 40 First May Street, Varna, 9000, Bulgaria, ryoung@EMAIL.wcu.edu
11
10:55 AM
NEED FOR ORDERLY PLANNING FOR BARRIER ISLAND INUNDATION
WANLESS, Harold R., Geological Sciences, Univ of Miami, P.O. Box 249176, Coral Gables, FL 33124, hwanless@miami.edu
12
11:15 AM
MAINTAINING SUSTAINABLE COASTAL SYSTEMS WITH RAPIDLY RISING SEA LEVELS: NORTH CAROLINA’S LAND OF WATER (NC LOW)—A CASE STUDY
RIGGS, Stanley R., CULVER, Stephen J., AMES, Dorothea V. and MALLINSON, David J., Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, riggss@ecu.edu
See more of: Technical Sessions