Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines
Science. Policy. Education. Outreach. Coastal.
Recent Publications, White Papers, Support Statements & Presentations
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- peer reviewed publications
- white papers & project reports
- position & support statements
- presentations & outreach
Peer Reviewed Publications:
♦ 2014: Quaternary Research: Sedimentary proxy evidence of a mid-Holocene hypsithermal event in the location of a current warming hole, North Carolina, USA by Ben Tanner, Chad Lane, Elizabeth Martin, Rob Young, and Beverly Collins.
♦ 2014: Journal of Coastal Conservation: Implications of population and tourism development growth for Bulgarian coastal zone by by Hristo Stanchev, Robert Young, and Margarita Stancheva
♦ 2013: Journal of Coastal Research: Understanding the Controls on Storm Surge through the building of a National Storm Surge Database by Katie McDowell Peek and Rob Young
♦ 2013: Journal of Coastal Conservation: Integrating GIS and high resolution orthophoto images for the development of a geomorphic shoreline classification and risk assessment—a case study of cliff/bluff erosion along the Bulgarian coast
by Hristo Stanchev, Robert Young, and Margarita Stancheva
♦ 2013: Geological Society of America Special Papers: Quantitative Modeling of Coastal Processes: A Boom or a Bust for Society? by Orrin Pilkey, Rob Young and Andrew Cooper
♦ 2009: The Journal of the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society, Castanea: Nutrient and Physical Soil Characteristics of River Cane Stands, Western North Carolina by Adam Griffith, David Kinner, Benjamin Tanner, Andrew Moore, Katherine Mathews, and Rob Young
White Papers:
♦ Meeting U.S. Beach Nourishment Needs Now and in the Future by Rob Young.
♦ An Evaluation of the Ongoing Impacts of Sand Mining at the CEMEX Lapis Sand Plant in Marina, California on the Southern Monterey Bay Shoreline by Robert Young (View Report)
♦ A Fiscal Analysis of Shifting Inlets and Terminal Groins in North Carolina by Andy Coburn
♦ Analysis of Proposed DeBordieu Groin and Beach Nourishment Project by Kendra Rudeen
♦ Mining of Coastal Sand: A Critical Environmental and Economic Problem for Morocco by Adam Griffith
♦ Rethinking Living Shorelines, by Orrin Pilkey, Rob Young, Normal Longo and Andy Coburn
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Project Reports
Position/Support Documents & Statements
♦ Fire Island Inlet & Hurricane Sandy Statement: An open letter from the community of coastal scientists regarding the benefits of inlets opened during coastal storms
♦ Coastal Scientist Groin Statement: Coastal scientists statement for the prevention of any change to the current ban on coastal hard structures in North Carolina
♦ NC Coastal Scientists Position: North Carolina Coastal Scientists Statement Regarding Senate Bill 832
♦ PSDS Position on Sea Level Rise: PSDS statement regarding coastal planning and maintenance due to rising sea level
Professional Presentations
♦ 2015: Marine Vulnerability Assessment of Cumberland Island National Seashore: Determining the Vulnerability of Marine Habitats to Climate Change Stressors
♦ 2014: Leveraging River Restoration for Geoscience Education: The Elwha Science Education Project
♦ 2014: Adapting to Climate Change in Coastal National Parks: Estimating the Exposure of All Park Assets to 1m of Sea-Level Rise
♦ 2013: North Carolina Association of Floodplain Managers: Did Beach Nourishment Save the Jersey Shore During Sandy?
♦ 2013: Conclusive Evidence that a Tropical Storm’s Saffir-Simpson Rating has no Bearing on Storm Surge Height: The National Storm Surge Database
♦ 2012: Potential Impacts Of Sea Level Rise On Hilton Head Island, SC
♦ 2011: The National Storm Surge Database: Public Access through the Storm Surge Viewer and Mobile Application.
♦ 2011: Cataloging all Available Storm Surge Measurements for the State of North Carolina: The National Storm Surge Database
♦ 2011: Mapping Western Carolina University Using High Resolution Aerial Photography
♦ 2010: Restoration of Arundinaria Gigantea (Rivercane) to the Oconoluftee River Floodplain, Cherokee NC
Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines
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Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC 28723
