Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
2-2013
Abstract
With approximately 85 percent of the Chesapeake Bay shoreline privately owned, a critical need exists to increase awareness of erosion potential and the choices available for shore stabilization that maintains ecosystem services at the land-water interface. The National Academy of Science recently published a report that spotlights the necessity of developing a shoreline management framework (NRC, 2007). It suggests that improving awareness of the choices available for erosion control, considering cumulative consequences of erosion mitigation approaches, and improving shoreline management planning are key elements to minimizing adverse environmental impacts associated with mitigating shore erosion.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21220/V5GP5H
Keywords
Shoreline Evolution, Westmoreland County, VA, Chesapeake Bay, Aerial Photography, Human impact, GIS
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Funding
This project was funded by the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program at the Department of Environ-mental Quality through Grant #NA11NOS4190122 of the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended
Recommended Citation
Hardaway, C., Milligan, D. A., Wilcox, C. A., Cox, M. C., Berman, M., Rudnicky, T., Nunez, K., & Killeen, S. (2013) Westmoreland County Shoreline Management Plan. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.21220/V5GP5H
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