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Understanding the Long-Term Evolution of the Coupled Natural-Human Coastal System The Future of the U.S. Gulf Coast (2018) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction
Pages 11-16

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... provides a particularly relevant setting to study deeply connected natural and human interactions. This is in large part because of the historical, and continuing, concentration of a wide range of infrastructure and coastal development, much of it energy related, within a region that is highly vulnerable to hurricane landfalls and is experiencing the most rapid rise in relative sea level in the United States (Marcy et al., 2012, 2018)
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From page 12...
... Another stressor for the Gulf region is coastal storms. Widespread flooding and associated coastline erosion and ecosystem disturbance1 during the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season led to major disruptions in energy, water supply, and wastewater treatment throughout the Gulf of Mexico, the Southeast Atlantic, and Caribbean coastal zones2 (e.g., Egan, 2017; Jaimes et al., 2017; Jermoe, 2017; Halverson, 2018; Smith et al., 2018)
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From page 13...
... The project originated as a way to better understand the multiple factors that influence long-term processes along the Gulf Coast, and was envisioned to help inform decision making and planning related to the four strategic initiatives of the GRP: • Healthy Ecosystems – Advance understanding of ecosystem processes and dynamics to facilitate sustainable use of natural resources. • Thriving Communities – Enable people and coastal communities to successfully prepare for, respond, and adapt to stressors and adverse events.
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From page 14...
... ; and  Develop and set priorities for no more than three critical areas of research to increase under (b) standing of long-term natural coastal dynamics (e.g., sea-level rise; coastal subsidence, uplift, and erosion; coastal ecosystem evolution; coastal hazards)
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From page 15...
... . Because the report is focused on the nearshore coastal environment, the committee did not consider offshore oil and gas infrastructure, but included infrastructure that lies within a state's jurisdiction and spans the coastal zone (e.g., offshore oil and gas pipelines that terminate landward of the Outer Continental Shelf boundary, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway)
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... ; and Chapter 5 identifies critical areas of research to increase understanding of long-term coastal dynamics (SOT Task 2b) , presents guidelines for a research agenda (including essential components of a research and monitoring program [SOT Task 2a]
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  • relative sea
  • offshore oil
  • master plan
  • human processes
  • storm surge

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  • help inform
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  • varied coastal
  • coastal protection

  • caribbean coastal
  • coastal engineering
  • nearshore coastal
  • coastal storms
  • coastal geology

  • coastal hazards
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  • coastal communities
  • coastal marshes
  • gulf research


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