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EROSION/EROSION CONTROL/FLOODING

Caribbean Islands

Planning for coastline change: guidelines for construction setbacks in the eastern Caribbean Islands. PRU-H-97-001

Coping with beach erosion. PRU-H-98-001

Coast and beach stability in the Caribbean Islands. PRU-Q-98-001

Managing beach resources in the smaller Caribbean Islands. PRU-W-96-001

Great Lakes

Shoreline erosion: questions and answers. MICHU-G-77-002

Bluff slumping & stability. MICHU-H-82-001

Vegetation and its role in reducing Great Lakes shoreline erosion. MICHU-H-88-001

Identifying your shoreline erosion problems. OHSU-G-82-002

Municipal assistance in financing a group erosion abatement project. OHSU-G-86-003

Questions to ask "before" you buy Great Lakes shoreline property. OHSU-G-87-007

Lake Erie shore erosion. OHSU-G-89-003

Tips for shoreline protection structure construction and maintenance. OHSU-G-89-009

Permits required for lake erosion abatement works. OHSU-G-89-010

Beaches are shore protection. OHSU-G-89-012

Coastal erosion and the residential property market. OSHU-G-89-013

Erosion abatement tips, assessment, and assistance. OHSU-G-91-010

Guide to Lake Erie bluff stabilization. OHSU-H-84-001

Impact of flood and erosion damage on the northern Ohio economy, 1972-1976. OHSU-T-88-001

An economic analysis of the role of shoreline erosion in Ohio's residential housing market. OHSU-Y-88-004

An assessment of the economic effects of shoreline erosion control in the Lake Erie zone's residential housing market. OHSU-Y-92-001

How to use fill material in stabilizing shoreline bluffs or banks. WISCU-H-86-001

Coastal processes manual. A Training manual for evaluating coastal property. WISCU-H-87-001

Coastal processes workbook. Evaluating the risks of flooding and erosion for Great Lakes coastal property. WISCU-H-87-002

Gulf

Land loss, its regional impacts. COSOC-W-86-002 p. 659

Land loss in Louisiana: is retreat the answer? COSOC-W-86-002 p. 677-682

Wetlands functions & values in Louisiana. LSU-G-93-022

Use of plants to fight erosion at your camp. LSU-G-03-018

Jefferson Parish Lakefront restoration: rebuilding for a more flood resistant future. LSU-H-06-001

Restless ribbons of sand: Atlantic and Gulf coastal barriers. LSU-T-86-004

Quantitative analysis of shoreline change Sargent, Texas. TAMU-T-75-005

Segmented offshore breakwaters: an alternative for beach erosion control. VSGCP-W-84-001 pp. 287-292

Mid-Atlantic

Coastal landscaping in Delaware with common marsh and dune plants. DELU-G-91-002

Flood safety. DELU-G-05-008

Drowning the North Carolina coast: sea level rise and estuarine dynamics. NCU-B-03-002

Know your mud, sand and water: a practical guide to coastal development. NCU-G-76-007

The citizen's guide to North Carolina's shifting inlets. NCU-G-77-003

Relative estuarine shoreline erosion potential in North Carolina. NCU-G-78-002

Planting marsh grasses for erosion control. NCU-G-81-006

Building and stabilizing coastal dunes with vegetation. NCU-G-82-001

Saving money on flood insurance for coastal property owners. NCU-G-89-003

Questions and answers on: purchasing coastal real estate in North Carolina. NCU-G-96-001

Patching oceanfront sandbags: a blueprint for success. NCU-G-96-003

The dune book: how to plant grasses for dune stabilization. NCU-H-76-002

New Hanover Banks: Then and now, a guide to the new Hanover County beaches. NCU-H-77-001

A homeowner's guide to estuarine bulkheads. NCU-H-81-003

Shoreline erosion control using marsh vegetation and low-cost structures. NCU-H-92-002

The dune book. NCU-H-03-001

Estuarine shoreline erosion in the Albemarle-Pamilico region of North Carolina. NCU-T-75-016

Propagation and use of "Spartina alterniflora" for shoreline erosion abatement. NCU-T-76-010

Dune stabilization with "Panicum amarum" along the North Carolina coast. NCU-T-77-001

Ten years of development on man-initiated coastal barrier dunes in North Carolina. NCU-T-77-003

Effect of ocean setback standards on the location of permanent structures in coastal North Carolina. NCU-T-83-008

Artificial seaweed for shoreline erosion control? NCU-T-86-005

Marsh grass protection with low-cost breakwaters shoreline erosion control demonstration: final project report for Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine study. NCU-T-94-001

Variations in sediment budget and morphology at Oregon Inlet, North Carolina. VSGCP-W-84-001 pp. 203-210

Evaluation of functional behavior of shore structures and related shoreline processes in support of planned 1985 beach nourishment at Atlantic City. VSGCP-W-84-001 pp. 279-302)

Northeast

Shoreline stablization handbook. LCSG-H-04-001

Laboratory study of the effect of sea walls on beach erosion. MIT-T-95-001

Where's the beach? NJMSC-G-04-001

The evolution and value of landforms on human-altered coasts. NJMSC-R-97-004

Drowning the North Carolina coast: sea-level rise and estuarine dynamics. NCU-B-03-002

The sand beaches of New Hampshire and Maine. NHU-G-02-004

Maintaining coastal erosion control structures. NYEXT-G-84-004

Managing coastal erosion through community action. NYEXT-G-86-004

Structual methods for controlling coastal erosion. NYEXT-H-86-001

A guide to coastal erosion processes. NYEXT-T-85-001

Politics of shore erosion: Westhampton Beach. NYSGI-B-76-001

Historic bluff recession along the Lake Ontario coast, New York. NYSGI-T-81-001

Ocean coastal erosion protection: judicial allocation of shoreowners' rights and responsibilities. NYSGI-T-84-008

Coastal design with natural processes: along the ocean and Great Lakes coastlines of the U.S.--an introduction. NYSGI-T-85-005

Vegetation use in coastal ecosystems. NYSGI-T-88-002

Coastal erosion and sea-level rise. RIU-G-98-003

How to build and save dunes. RIU-TL-71-004

Shoreline protection guide for property owners. SUNY-G-75-002

December storm damages Cape coastline--Falmouth's surf drive takes another hit. WHOI-G-93-001

The eroding shores of outer Cape Cod. WHOI-G-94-001

Shoreline change and the importance of coastal erosion. WHOI-G-00-001

New shoreline change data reveal Massachusetts is eroding. WHOI-G-03-001

Northeast beaches: a balancing act. WHOI-W-02-002

Stablizing dunes and coastal banks using vegetation and bioengineering: proceedings of a workshop held at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA. WHOI-W-02-001

Northwest

Erosion: what is natural erosion? ORESU-B-96-001 p. 101-109

Landslides of Oregon: north coast. ORESU-G-70-002

Oregon's ever-changing coastline. ORESU-G1-77-002

Development and erosion history of Bayocean Spit Tillamook, Oregon. ORESU-T-73-003

The causes of erosion to Silietz Spit, Oregon. ORESU-T-75-001

The spring of 1976 erosion of Siletz Spit, Oregon. ORESU-T-77-004

Southeast

ELOISE: A seminar on beaches vs. hurricanes. FLSGP-W-76-001

Raising up and moving out: elevation and buyout of floodprone buildings: do they work? SCSGC-G-99-001

Q&A on purchasing coastal real estate in South Carolina. SCSGC-G-01-001

A study of shore erosion management options in South Carolina. SCSGC-T-81-002

Beach erosion in South Carolina. SCSGC-T-88-001

South Carolina's migrated beaches. SCSGC-W-83-001

Shoreline erosion in Virginia. VIMS-G-80-002

Southwest

A manual for researching historical coastal erosion. CUIMR-H-81-001

Coastal erosion and beach loss in Hawaii. HAWAU-G-98-001

Beach management plan for Maui. HAWAU-T-97-003

Amasowa: and experiment in the reclamation of eroded beach areas on Atoll Islands. HAWAU-T-97-004

Coastal landslides in southern California. SCU-G-73-002

Impacts of global sea level rise on California coastal population resources. SCU-R-95-005

Emerging trends in beach erosion and sand rights law. SCU-R-98-004

California's coastal natural hazards. SCU-W-97-003