Coastal Change: Ocean Conservation and Resilient Communities [repost]

Editors: Johnson, Marcha, Bayley, Amanda (Eds.)
Combines concern for conserving the living/ecological systems of shores with concern for sustaining human coastal communities
Offers design details and schematics that clearly transfer information to the reader, making the concepts implementable in real-life
Includes a wide diversity of perspectives and expertise that contain the most up to date ideas, essential for a reader in the constantly evolving practice of sustainable design
Presents concepts as a hybrid of academia and the design profession, fusing science-based research, visionary design strategies, and case studies

This collection of essays and design case studies explores a range of ideas and best practices for adapting to dynamic waterfront conditions while incorporating nature conservation in urbanized coastal areas. The editors have curated a selection of works contributed by leading practitioners in the fields of coastal science, community resilience, habitat restoration, sustainable landscape architecture and floodplain management. By highlighting ocean-friendly innovations and strategies being applied in coastal cities today, this book illustrates ways to cohabit with many other species who share the waterfront with us, feed in salt marshes, bury their eggs on sandy beaches, fly south over cities along the Atlantic Flyway, or attach themselves to an oyster reef. This book responds to the need for inventive, practical, and straightforward ways to weather a changing climate while being responsible shoreline stewards.