Using Vulnerability and Planning Data to Measure Resilience in Coastal North Carolina

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dc.contributor.advisorMontz, Burrell Elizabethen_US
dc.contributor.authorMonitz, Gary I.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentGeographyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-22T15:14:22Z
dc.date.available2011-08-22T15:14:22Z
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.description.abstractAlong the coast of North Carolina, development has put tremendous stress on already delicate natural systems. Consisting almost entirely of barrier islands, this region is highly dynamic and subject to a variety of acute and chronic natural hazards. In order to continue to enjoy these areas for recreation and reap the economic benefits that they bring, it will be essential to strike a balance between human activity and nature. This can only be accomplished through effective planning and coastal management. It is argued here that resilient coastal communities result from the combination of relatively low natural vulnerability as well as planning and management strategies aimed at effectively adapting to different types of hazards. Taking both vulnerability and planning into account, a resilience index has been devised and is used to compare three different communities along the North Carolina coast. The results suggest that traditional mitigation strategies are insufficient and that more adaptive approaches will be necessary to sustain these communities.  en_US
dc.description.degreeM.A.en_US
dc.format.extent141 p.en_US
dc.format.mediumdissertations, academicen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/3647
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherEast Carolina Universityen_US
dc.subjectGeographyen_US
dc.subjectLand use planningen_US
dc.subjectHazardsen_US
dc.subjectKitty Hawk (N.C.)en_US
dc.subjectResilienceen_US
dc.subjectSunset Beach (N.C.)en_US
dc.subjectTopsail Beach (N.C.)en_US
dc.subjectVulnerabilityen_US
dc.subject.lcshLand use--North Carolina--Planning
dc.subject.lcshCoastal zone management--North Carolina
dc.subject.lcshReal estate development--North Carolina
dc.subject.lcshBarrier island ecology--North Carolina
dc.subject.lcshCoastal ecology--North Carolina
dc.titleUsing Vulnerability and Planning Data to Measure Resilience in Coastal North Carolinaen_US
dc.typeMaster's Thesisen_US

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