Shifting shorelines and political winds - The complexities of implementing the simple idea of shoreline setbacks for oceanfront developments in Maui, Hawaii

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 73, Issue , 2013, Pages 13-21

  Abbott, Thorne ^a  

^a CoastalZonecom ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL HAZARDS; COASTAL RESOURCES; DEVELOPMENT POLICIES; INTEGRAL PART; POLICY MAKERS; REGULATORY ACTIONS; SEA LEVEL RISE; SITE-SPECIFIC;

BEACHES; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMICS; EROSION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; NATURAL RESOURCES; SEA LEVEL; SUGAR CANE;

PUBLIC POLICY;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; MARINE RESOURCE; POLICY MAKING; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHORELINE CHANGE; TOURISM MARKET; TOURIST DESTINATION; WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; MAUI; UNITED STATES;

ANANAS COMOSUS; SACCHARUM;

EID: 84873849566     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2012.12.010     Document Type: Article

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