Living with the South Carolina Coast - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Living with the South Carolina Coast write by Gered Lennon. This book was released on 1996. Living with the South Carolina Coast available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Living with the South Carolina Coast is the latest volume in the Living with the Shore series that comprehensively investigates the status of a specific state's coastal region. Completely revising a previously published work in the series that dealt with South Carolina, this book not only brings up-to-date a wealth of information on migrating shorelines, selection of building sites, and pertinent regulations, but also reflects an expanded concept of the coast to include a broad range of coastal hazards. Powerful storms have always played a major role in coastal processes in South Carolina, and the effects of Hurricane Hugo, the storm that ravaged the area in 1989, are thoroughly discussed. A series of Coastal Risk Maps are also included. These maps, graphically depicting areas of predictable erosion and storm damage potential, have been provided for every developed beach or barrier island in the state. Beyond the threat of hurricanes and coastal erosion, South Carolina, home of the Charleston Seismic Region, is also at risk for earthquakes. An entire chapter is devoted to earthquake-resistant construction, and the great Charleston earthquake of 1886 is examined in detail. Fires and floods are discussed. The Beachfront Management Act of 1990--the first state legislation of its kind that provides a system for dealing with migrating shorelines while preserving beaches for future generations--is also explained. Covering everything from a history of the development of South Carolina's coast to recommendations on how to select an island homesite, this book will be a resource to professional coastal planners and managers, residents, prospective homeowners, and naturalists.
Living Beaches of Georgia and the Carolinas
Living Beaches of Georgia and the Carolinas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Living Beaches of Georgia and the Carolinas write by Blair E. Witherington. This book was released on 2011. Living Beaches of Georgia and the Carolinas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Living Beaches of Georgia and the Carolinas" satisfies a beachcomber's curiosity within a comprehensive yet easily browsed guide covering beach processes, plants, animals, minerals, and manmade objects. Full-color photos. Maps.
Heaven Is a Beautiful Place
Heaven Is a Beautiful Place - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Heaven Is a Beautiful Place write by Genevieve C. Peterkin. This book was released on 2015-03-13. Heaven Is a Beautiful Place available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Born in 1928 in the small coastal town of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, Genevieve "Sister" Peterkin grew up with World War II bombing practice in her front yard, deep-sea fishing expeditions, and youthful rambles through the lowcountry. She shared her bedroom with a famous ghost and an impatient older sister. But most of all she listened. She absorbed the tales of her talented mother and her beloved friend, listened to the stories of the region's older residents, some of them former slaves, who were her friends, neighbors, and teachers. In this new edition she once again shares with readers her insider's knowledge of the lowcountry plantations, gardens, and beaches that today draw so many visitors. Beneath the humor, hauntings, and treasures of local history, she tells another, deeper story—one that deals with the struggle for racial equality in the South, with the sometimes painful adventures of marriage and parenthood, and with inner struggles for faith and acceptance. This edition includes a new foreword by coastal writer and researcher Lee G. Brockington and a new afterword by coauthor and lowcountry novelist William P. Baldwin.
Living with the South Carolina Shore
Living with the South Carolina Shore - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Living with the South Carolina Shore write by William J. Neal. This book was released on 1984. Living with the South Carolina Shore available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Battle for North Carolina's Coast
The Battle for North Carolina's Coast - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Battle for North Carolina's Coast write by Stanley R. Riggs. This book was released on 2011-09-05. The Battle for North Carolina's Coast available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The North Carolina barrier islands, a 325-mile-long string of narrow sand islands that forms the coast of North Carolina, are one of the most beloved areas to live and visit in the United States. However, extensive barrier island segments and their associated wetlands are in jeopardy. In The Battle for North Carolina's Coast, four experts on coastal dynamics examine issues that threaten this national treasure. According to the authors, the North Carolina barrier islands are not permanent. Rather, they are highly mobile piles of sand that are impacted by sea-level rise and major storms and hurricanes. Our present development and management policies for these changing islands are in direct conflict with their natural dynamics. Revealing the urgency of the environmental and economic problems facing coastal North Carolina, this essential book offers a hopeful vision for the coast's future if we are willing to adapt to the barriers' ongoing and natural processes. This will require a radical change in our thinking about development and new approaches to the way we visit and use the coast. Ultimately, we cannot afford to lose these unique and valuable islands of opportunity. This book is an urgent call to protect our coastal resources and preserve our coastal economy.
