Managing Coastal Erosion (1990) / Chapter Skim
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1. Introduction and Background
1. Introduction and Background
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Unlike flooding, there is no well-defined federal program designed to mitigate property damage or loss caused by coastal erosion. Coastal erosion mitigation programs must be formulated in a complex policy arena in which federal, state, county, and municipal governments share jurisdictions over the coast.
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As examples, good-quality sand dredged from channel entrances should be placed on the adjacent beaches, and sand rn~ning from certain riverbeds near coastlines should be discontinued. The Committee Report for the Upton-Jones legislation encourages FEMA to participate ~ the task of developing a coastal erosion management program.
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. A second set of goals relates to the nature of erosion as a physical process: ~ Provide flexibility in a national policy to accommodate regional variations stemming from differing shoreline types, erosion rates, settlement patterns, political structures, and extent of humaninduced intervention in coastal processes (see Chapter 3~.
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INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 19 It has drawn on the experience from existing management programs; individuals at the local, state, and federal levels; and private sector interests in the coastal zone. The committees intent in preparing this report is to provide direction to the federal government and its agencies and at the same time to provide a document to assist all members of the coastal community.
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