• Find People
  • Campus Map
  • PiratePort
  • A-Z
    • About
    • Submit
    • Browse
    • Login
    View Item 
    •   ScholarShip Home
    • Other Campus Research
    • Open Access
    • View Item
    •   ScholarShip Home
    • Other Campus Research
    • Open Access
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Browse

    All of The ScholarShipCommunities & CollectionsDateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsTypeDate SubmittedThis CollectionDateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsTypeDate Submitted

    My Account

    Login

    Statistics

    View Google Analytics Statistics

    A Waterfront View of Coastal Hazards: Contextualizing Relationships among Geographic Exposure, Shoreline Type, and Hazard Concerns among Coastal Residents

    Thumbnail
    View/ Open
    sustainability-11-06687.pdf (7.423Mb)

    Show full item record
    Author
    Scyphers, Steven B.; Beck, Michael W.; Furman, Kelsi L.; Haner, Judy; Josephs, Lauren I.; Lynskey, Rebecca; Keeler, Andrew G.; Landry, Craig E.; Powers, Sean P.; Webb, Bret M.; Grabowski, Jonathan H.
    Abstract
    Coastal communities exist on the front lines of diverse natural hazards and the growing impacts of climate change. While traditional strategies for dealing with coastal hazards have often involved the hardening or armoring of shorelines, more recent research and practice have demonstrated the value and cost-effectiveness of “living shorelines” and other ecosystem-based strategies for coastal protection. To explore potential relationships among geographic exposure (waterfront vs. inland), shoreline condition (armored vs. natural), and hazard concerns, we surveyed 583 waterfront and inland residents in the northern Gulf of Mexico. We found that overall concern for coastal hazards was similar across waterfront and inland residents, as well as among residents with both armored and natural shorelines. However, concern for specific hazards differed across these groups. Waterfront residents were significantly more concerned about major hurricanes and erosion than inland residents. Conversely, inland residents were more concerned with drought and flooding than waterfront residents. Among waterfront residents, specific hazard concerns were similar between residents with natural and armored shorelines with two key exceptions. Residents with armored shorelines reported higher concern for erosion and sea level rise than residents with natural shorelines. Our results suggest that armored shorelines do not necessarily alleviate concerns about coastal hazards. In the context of balancing social and ecological objectives in addressing coastal hazards or adapting to climate change, understanding the perceptions and behaviors of coastal residents is essential for conserving and protecting coastal ecosystems along residential shorelines.
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7854
    Subject
    coastal hazards; stakeholder decision-making; coastal management; hurricanes; climate adaptation
    Date
    2019-11-26
    Citation:
    APA:
    Scyphers, Steven B., & Beck, Michael W., & Furman, Kelsi L., & Haner, Judy, & Josephs, Lauren I., & Lynskey, Rebecca, & Keeler, Andrew G., & Landry, Craig E., & Powers, Sean P., & Webb, Bret M., & Grabowski, Jonathan H.. (November 2019). A Waterfront View of Coastal Hazards: Contextualizing Relationships among Geographic Exposure, Shoreline Type, and Hazard Concerns among Coastal Residents. , (), - . Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7854

    Display/Hide MLA, Chicago and APA citation formats.

    MLA:
    Scyphers, Steven B., and Beck, Michael W., and Furman, Kelsi L., and Haner, Judy, and Josephs, Lauren I., and Lynskey, Rebecca, and Keeler, Andrew G., and Landry, Craig E., and Powers, Sean P., and Webb, Bret M., and Grabowski, Jonathan H.. "A Waterfront View of Coastal Hazards: Contextualizing Relationships among Geographic Exposure, Shoreline Type, and Hazard Concerns among Coastal Residents". . . (), November 2019. September 27, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7854.
    Chicago:
    Scyphers, Steven B. and Beck, Michael W. and Furman, Kelsi L. and Haner, Judy and Josephs, Lauren I. and Lynskey, Rebecca and Keeler, Andrew G. and Landry, Craig E. and Powers, Sean P. and Webb, Bret M. and Grabowski, Jonathan H., "A Waterfront View of Coastal Hazards: Contextualizing Relationships among Geographic Exposure, Shoreline Type, and Hazard Concerns among Coastal Residents," , no. (November 2019), http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7854 (accessed September 27, 2023).
    AMA:
    Scyphers, Steven B., Beck, Michael W., Furman, Kelsi L., Haner, Judy, Josephs, Lauren I., Lynskey, Rebecca, Keeler, Andrew G., Landry, Craig E., Powers, Sean P., Webb, Bret M., Grabowski, Jonathan H.. A Waterfront View of Coastal Hazards: Contextualizing Relationships among Geographic Exposure, Shoreline Type, and Hazard Concerns among Coastal Residents. . November 2019; (): . http://hdl.handle.net/10342/7854. Accessed September 27, 2023.
    Collections
    • Open Access
    • Sustainability Research

    xmlui.ArtifactBrowser.ItemViewer.elsevier_entitlement

    East Carolina University has created ScholarShip, a digital archive for the scholarly output of the ECU community.

    • About
    • Contact Us
    • Send Feedback