Navigating the California Coastal Act
Navigating the California Coastal Act

Author: Jana Zimmer

Publisher:

Published: 2017-01-20

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 9781938166211

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The only book that provides a comprehensive but concise overview and guide to practice under the California Coastal Act. Offers a clear understanding of current substantive standards and procedures¿including how development along the coast is defined, where it may be permitted and under what substantive and procedural standards, and how jurisdiction over planning for development and conservation in coastal areas is determined. Practice tips throughout the book suggest ways to work effectively with Coastal Commission staff and present cases to the Commission.Navigating the California Coastal Act is intended for planners and officials at local, state, and federal agencies, as well as property owners, real estate developers, attorneys and judges, interested citizen activists, and students.Topics include:¿The Coastal Commission¿its qualifications, organization, and role in implementation of the Coastal Act¿The Local Coastal Program¿its purposes, processes, and common issues¿Coastal development permit requirements¿types of permits, and emerging or recurring issues¿The Coastal Commission hearing and appeal process¿Interpreting and applying Coastal Act standards¿Other relevant agencies and laws¿Enforcement of the Coastal Act¿Judicial reviewAppendices contain a glossary of terms and summaries of key legal cases.

California Coastal Resource Guide
California Coastal Resource Guide

Author: California Coastal Commission

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 0520061861

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This comprehensive and authoritative guide to the natural and cultural resources of California's magnificent 1,100-mile coastline is the companion to the best-selling California Coastal Access Guide. Whereas the Access Guide stressed public access to the California coast, the Resource Guide focuses on the rich and varied natural resources of the coast and its diverse habitats, including detailed descriptions of flora and fauna; the Guide also features accounts of the history of the coast, and includes numerous striking and informative drawings, photographs, and maps. Part One consists of sections of statewide interest divided into three categories: the first is coastal geography, which includes descriptions of coastal mountains, rivers, marine terraces, beaches, wetlands, nearshore waters, and the open ocean; the second is living resources, covering the flora and fauna of the coast; and the third is cultural resources, treating history, architecture, recreation, and economy, including such topics as parks and beaches, recreational fishing, amusement parks, lighthouses, offshore oil, tourism, agriculture, and other coastal industries. Part Two is composed of individual sections on each of California's coastal counties, as well as San Francisco Bay, the Farallon Islands, and the Channel Islands. This portion of the book includes 150 maps, lists of species of interest, a summary of each county's history, and site-by-site descriptions of parks, beaches, rivers, wetlands, coastal towns and cities, missions, museums, and other coastal resources; detailed information on the habitats, wildlife, and history of each site are included, as well as its address, and, where applicable, the phone number. Copiously illustrated, accessible, and above all, entertaining, this book is an indispensable reference guide for residents and vacationers as well as a fun book to browse in for anyone interested in California's coast.

California Coastal Access Guide
California Coastal Access Guide

Author: California Coastal Commission

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2014-09-26

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 0520278178

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From the majestic redwoods and rocky shores in the north to the palm trees and wide, sandy beaches in the south, the California coast is an area of unsurpassed beauty and diversity. The California Coastal Access Guide is an essential travel handbook for both new and seasoned visitors exploring California's majestic 1,271-mile shoreline. With up-to-date maps and information, it is an invaluable travel guide for all coastal visitorsbeachgoers, hikers, campers, swimmers, divers, surfers, anglers, and boatersdetailing where to go, how to get there, and what facilities and environment to expect.

The California Coastal Zone Experience
The California Coastal Zone Experience

Author: George W. Domurat

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13:

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This proceedings, California Coastal Experience, contains papers presented at Coastal Zone '91, the Seventh Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management held in Ling Beach, California, July 8-12, 1991. This volume is part of a continuing series of volumes of Coastlines of the World. Some of the topics covered include environmental considerations, 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. This volume provides the professionals, decision-makers, and the general public with a broad understanding of these subjects as they relate to California.

California Coastal Commission
California Coastal Commission

Author: California Coastal Commission

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 12

ISBN-13:

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Describes the California Coastal Commission (CCC), the state government agency responsible for carrying out California's coastal management program. The CCC plans for and regulates development in California's coastal zone following the policies established by the California Coastal Act.

Coastal California
Coastal California

Author: Jake Rajs

Publisher: Rizzoli Publications

Published: 2017-10-24

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0847861090

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An unprecedented book showcasing the California coast via the Pacific Coast Highway and beyond. As America stands to the rest of the world, so stands California to America—a shining promise of endless possibility. California is both dream and reality. Coastal California is for anyone who has felt the lure of a Pacific sunset. From the physical beauty of Monterey to the grandeur of Southern California, photographer Jake Rajs displays his skillful command of capturing the coastline and Pacific Ocean in every season and the land that is affected by it. Including such locations as Redwood National Park, Point Reyes National Seashore, Sausalito, Huntington Beach, Long Beach, and Pacific Palisades, Coastal California is sure to be the gift book of the year for those who feel the rush of the Pacific Coast Highway and those who just dream of it.

Sea-Level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington
Sea-Level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0309255945

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Tide gauges show that global sea level has risen about 7 inches during the 20th century, and recent satellite data show that the rate of sea-level rise is accelerating. As Earth warms, sea levels are rising mainly because ocean water expands as it warms; and water from melting glaciers and ice sheets is flowing into the ocean. Sea-level rise poses enormous risks to the valuable infrastructure, development, and wetlands that line much of the 1,600 mile shoreline of California, Oregon, and Washington. As those states seek to incorporate projections of sea-level rise into coastal planning, they asked the National Research Council to make independent projections of sea-level rise along their coasts for the years 2030, 2050, and 2100, taking into account regional factors that affect sea level. Sea-Level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington: Past, Present, and Future explains that sea level along the U.S. west coast is affected by a number of factors. These include: climate patterns such as the El Niño, effects from the melting of modern and ancient ice sheets, and geologic processes, such as plate tectonics. Regional projections for California, Oregon, and Washington show a sharp distinction at Cape Mendocino in northern California. South of that point, sea-level rise is expected to be very close to global projections. However, projections are lower north of Cape Mendocino because the land is being pushed upward as the ocean plate moves under the continental plate along the Cascadia Subduction Zone. However, an earthquake magnitude 8 or larger, which occurs in the region every few hundred to 1,000 years, would cause the land to drop and sea level to suddenly rise.

Coastal Sage
Coastal Sage

Author: Thomas J. Osborne

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 0520296656

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There are moments when we forget how fortunate we are to have the California coast. The state is home to 1,100 miles of uninterrupted coastline defined by long stretches of beach and jagged rocky cliffs. Coastal Sage chronicles the career and accomplishments of Peter Douglas, the longest-serving executive director of the California Coastal Commission. For nearly three decades, Douglas fought to keep the California coast public, prevent overdevelopment, and safeguard habitat. In doing so, Douglas emerged as a leading figure in the contemporary American environmental movement and influenced public conservation efforts across the country. He coauthored California’s foundational laws pertaining to shoreline management and conservation: Proposition 20 and the California Coastal Act. Many of the political battles to save the coast from overdevelopment and secure public access are revealed for the first time in this study of the leader who was at once a visionary, warrior, and coastal sage.

Southern California Coastal Mountains to the Sea
Southern California Coastal Mountains to the Sea

Author: David R Stoecklein

Publisher: Irvine Company

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781933192215

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The historic Irvine Ranch is one of the largest urban open-space land areas in the United States. It's landscape beauty stretches from the coastal mountains to the sea and boasts deeply forested oak woodlands, vast canyons, unique geological formations and hillsides that fill with seasonal wildflowers.