Skip to main content
Duke University Libraries
DukeSpace Scholarship by Duke Authors
  • Login
  • Ask
  • Menu
  • Login
  • Ask a Librarian
  • Search & Find
  • Using the Library
  • Research Support
  • Course Support
  • Libraries
  • About
View Item 
  •   DukeSpace
  • Theses and Dissertations
  • Nicholas School of the Environment
  • View Item
  •   DukeSpace
  • Theses and Dissertations
  • Nicholas School of the Environment
  • View Item
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

A Physical and Controversial Analysis of Shoreline Change on North Carolina’s Barrier Islands

Thumbnail
View / Download
2.7 Mb
Date
2010-04-24
Author
Kelly, Katelin
Advisor
Campbell, Lisa
Repository Usage Stats
390
views
720
downloads
Abstract
With the density of development in North Carolina’s coastal counties at an unprecedented high, the encroaching ocean is met with a heightened sense of urgency by coastal property owners. In this urgent call for coastal managers and legislators to remedy coastal investments, there is not a clear consensus to the appropriate action or lack thereof. The physical complexity of the shoreline is such that no two segments are alike and every action has consequences, making the balance of tradeoffs a very controversial matter. This research uses the historical shoreline mapping of Springer’s Point nature preserve on the barrier island of Ocracoke to demonstrate the naturally dynamic system of an undeveloped, but historically and ecologically valued property. Subsequent interviews with professionals working on coastal management issues provide a firsthand account of the political complexity of North Carolina’s shoreline, particularly with the added variable of development. Professional perspectives regarding the state and fate of our shoreline shed light on the controversy that is further fueled by accelerated sea level rise and the consequential political pressures. While urgency sometimes leads to short-term solutions, the informed advice and proposals of these professionals offer potential long-term alternatives. The key to our shoreline’s future largely relies on the actions and legislation that we put in place today.
Type
Master's project
Department
Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences
Subject
shoreline change
Barrier Islands
Permalink
https://hdl.handle.net/10161/2145
Citation
Kelly, Katelin (2010). A Physical and Controversial Analysis of Shoreline Change on North Carolina’s Barrier Islands. Master's project, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/2145.
Collections
  • Nicholas School of the Environment
More Info
Show full item record
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

Rights for Collection: Nicholas School of the Environment


Works are deposited here by their authors, and represent their research and opinions, not that of Duke University. Some materials and descriptions may include offensive content. More info

Make Your Work Available Here

How to Deposit

Browse

All of DukeSpaceCommunities & CollectionsAuthorsTitlesTypesBy Issue DateDepartmentsAffiliations of Duke Author(s)SubjectsBy Submit DateThis CollectionAuthorsTitlesTypesBy Issue DateDepartmentsAffiliations of Duke Author(s)SubjectsBy Submit Date

My Account

LoginRegister

Statistics

View Usage Statistics
Duke University Libraries

Contact Us

411 Chapel Drive
Durham, NC 27708
(919) 660-5870
Perkins Library Service Desk

Digital Repositories at Duke

  • Report a problem with the repositories
  • About digital repositories at Duke
  • Accessibility Policy
  • Deaccession and DMCA Takedown Policy

TwitterFacebookYouTubeFlickrInstagramBlogs

Sign Up for Our Newsletter
  • Re-use & Attribution / Privacy
  • Harmful Language Statement
  • Support the Libraries
Duke University