Coastal zone '93 : proceedings of the Eighth Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management, New Orleans, Louisiana, July 19-23, 1993

Coastal Zone 93, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, July 19-23, 1993, is the eighth in a series of biennial multidisciplinary symposia on comprehensive coastal and ocean management. The papers included in this publication review technical knowledge and current practice for the improvement of planning, environmental considerations, design, development, and conservation actions related to coasts, wetlands, and oceans. These topics are addressed from different points of view: engineering and science; data gathering, and monitoring; legal, regulatory, and political aspects of coastal management; planning, conservation, and development; and public information and citizen participation.