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Saving The Georgia Coast
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Author : Paul Bolster
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2020-03-15
Saving The Georgia Coast written by Paul Bolster and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-15 with Nature categories.
Fifty years ago Georgia chose how it would use the natural environment of its coast. The General Assembly passed the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act in 1970, and, surprisingly, Lester Maddox, a governor who had built a conservative reputation by defending segregation, signed it into law. With this book, Paul Bolster narrates the politics of the times and brings to life the political leaders and the coalition of advocates who led Georgia to pass the most comprehensive protection of marshlands along the Atlantic seaboard. Saving the Georgia Coast brings to light the intriguing and colorful characters who formed that coalition: wealthy island owners, hunters and fishermen, people who made their home on the coast, courageous political leaders, garden-club members, clean-water protectors, and journalists. It explores how that political coalition came together behind governmental leaders and traces the origins of environmental organizations that continue to impact policy today. Saving the Georgia Coast enhances the reader’s understanding of the many steps it takes for a bill to become a law. Bolster’s account reviews state policy toward the coast today, giving the reader an opportunity to compare yesterday to the present. Current demands on the coastal environment are different—including spaceports and sea rise from climate change—but the political pressures to generate new wealth and new jobs, or to perch a home on the edge of the sea, are no different than fifty years ago. Saving the Georgia Coast spotlights the past and present decisions needed to balance human desires with the limits of what nature has to offer.
And The Coastlands Wait
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Author : Reid W. Harris
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2020-03-01
And The Coastlands Wait written by Reid W. Harris and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-01 with Nature categories.
A broad-based coalition of conservative southern politicians, countercultural activists, environmental scientists, sportsmen, devout Christians, garden clubs in Atlanta, and others came together to push the Coastal Marshlands Protection Act of 1970 through the Georgia state legislature. The law was a first-in-the-nation bill to save the marshes of a state from mining and aggressive development and was a political watershed that reflected the changing nature of the state. It set a foundation that would lead to the thoughtful use of the state’s coastal resources still relevant today. And the Coastlands Wait is the history of this legislative act, as told by St. Simons lawyer and leader of the coalition, Reid Harris. Harris served as head of the environmental section of Governor Jimmy Carter’s Goals for Georgia program and later as chairman of the governor’s State Environmental Council. The coastlands coalition he led backed a groundbreaking act that, when instated, set up a permitting process to control development and to protect five hundred thousand acres of precious Georgia marshland. That coalition did not survive for long and is now seen as an unusual moment in the history of conservation, when allies as deeply diverse as conservative governor Lester Maddox and Atlanta liberals stood together.
Saving The Georgia Coast
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Author : Paul Bolster
language : en
Publisher: Wormsloe Foundation Nature Boo
Release Date : 2020
Saving The Georgia Coast written by Paul Bolster and has been published by Wormsloe Foundation Nature Boo this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Law categories.
"A broad-based coalition of conservative southern politicians, countercultural activists, environmental scientists, sportsmen, devout Christians, garden clubs in Atlanta, and others came together to push the Coastal Marshland[s] Protection Act of 1970 through the Georgia state legislature. The law was on a first-in-the-nation bill to save the marshes of the state from mining and aggressive development and was a political watershed which reflected the changing nature of the state and set a foundation that would lead to the thoughtful use of the state's coastal resources still relevant today. Led by St. Simons lawyer Reid Harris, the coalition backed an act that set up a permitting process to control development and protect 700,000 acres of marshland. That coalition did not survive for long. It was a magical moment in the history of conservation, when allies as diverse deeply conservative Governor Lester Maddox and an Atlanta hippie stood together. This study of a legislative initiative will look carefully at the details of the political environment, and the personalities of the state leaders and citizen advocates, that made the passage of this bill possible. Knowing the history of this policy cornerstone will be helpful to all who seek to resolve the conflicts between competing uses of environmental resources today"--
An Ecological Survey Of The Coastal Region Of Georgia
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Author : Albert Sydney Johnson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
An Ecological Survey Of The Coastal Region Of Georgia written by Albert Sydney Johnson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Ecology categories.
Coastal Nature Coastal Culture
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Author : Paul S. Sutter
language : en
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Release Date : 2018-07-15
Coastal Nature Coastal Culture written by Paul S. Sutter and has been published by University of Georgia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-15 with Nature categories.
An essay collection exploring the history of 5,000-year relationship between human culture and nature on the Georgia coast. One of the unique features of the Georgia coast today is its thorough conservation. At first glance, it seems to be a place where nature reigns. But another distinctive feature of the coast is its deep and diverse human history. Indeed, few places that seem so natural hide so much human history. In Coastal Nature, Coastal Culture, editors Paul S. Sutter and Paul M. Pressly have brought together work from leading historians as well as environmental writers and activists that explores how nature and culture have coexisted and interacted across five millennia of human history along the Georgia coast, as well as how those interactions have shaped the coast as we know it today. The essays in this volume examine how successive communities of Native Americans, Spanish missionaries, British imperialists and settlers, planters, enslaved Africans, lumbermen, pulp and paper industrialists, vacationing northerners, Gullah-Geechee, nature writers, environmental activists, and many others developed distinctive relationships with the environment and produced well-defined coastal landscapes. Together these histories suggest that contemporary efforts to preserve and protect the Georgia coast must be as respectful of the rich and multifaceted history of the coast as they are of natural landscapes, many of them restored, that now define so much of the region. Contributors: William Boyd, S. Max Edelson, Edda L. Fields-Black, Christopher J. Manganiello, Tiya Miles, Janisse Ray, Mart A. Stewart, Drew A. Swanson, David Hurst Thomas, and Albert G. Way.
Living With The Georgia Shore
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Author : Tonya D. Clayton
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 1992
Living With The Georgia Shore written by Tonya D. Clayton and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Business & Economics categories.
The wide sandy beaches, quiet maritime forests, and vast Spartina marshes of the natural Georgia coast create a most spectacular, albeit gentle, Southern beauty. Casual visitors and longtime residents alike have been charmed by this special place. Living with the Georgia Shore provides an essential reference and guide for residents, visitors, developers, planners, and all who are concerned with the conditions and future of Georgia's coastal zone. Recounting the human and natural history of the islands, the authors look in particular at the phenomenon of coastal erosion and the implications of various responses to this process. In Georgia, as elsewhere in the United States, the future of the shore is in doubt as recreational and residential development demands increase. This book provides guidelines for living with the shore, as opposed to simply living on it. The former requires planning and a wise choice of property or house site. The latter ignores the potential hazards unique to coastal life and may make inadequate allowance for the dramatic changes that can occur on any sandy ocean shore. Living with the Georgia Shore includes an introduction to each of the Georgia isles, an overview of federal and state coastal land-use regulations, pointers on buying and building at the shore, a hurricane preparation checklist, a history of recent hurricanes in Georgia, an extensive annotated bibliography, and a guide to government agencies and private groups involved in issues of coastal development.
A Guide To The Georgia Coast
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Author : Georgia Conservancy
language : en
Publisher: Longstreet Press
Release Date : 1993
A Guide To The Georgia Coast written by Georgia Conservancy and has been published by Longstreet Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Atlantic Coast (Ga.) categories.
A Guide To The Georgia Coast
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Author : Georgia Conservancy
language : en
Publisher: Conservancy
Release Date : 1989-12-01
A Guide To The Georgia Coast written by Georgia Conservancy and has been published by Conservancy this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-12-01 with Atlantic Coast (Ga.) categories.
Life Traces Of The Georgia Coast
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Author : Anthony J. Martin
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2013-01-14
Life Traces Of The Georgia Coast written by Anthony J. Martin and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-14 with Science categories.
Have you ever wondered what left behind those prints and tracks on the seashore, or what made those marks or dug those holes in the dunes? Life Traces of the Georgia Coast is an up-close look at these traces of life and the animals and plants that made them. It tells about how the tracemakers lived and how they interacted with their environments. This is a book about ichnology (the study of such traces) and a wonderful way to learn about the behavior of organisms, living and long extinct. Life Traces presents an overview of the traces left by modern animals and plants in this biologically rich region; shows how life traces relate to the environments, natural history, and behaviors of their tracemakers; and applies that knowledge toward a better understanding of the fossilized traces that ancient life left in the geologic record. Augmented by illustrations of traces made by both ancient and modern organisms, the book shows how ancient trace fossils directly relate to modern traces and tracemakers, among them, insects, grasses, crabs, shorebirds, alligators, and sea turtles. The result is an aesthetically appealing and scientifically grounded book that will serve as source both for scientists and for anyone interested in the natural history of the Georgia coast.
And The Coastlands Wait
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Author : Reid W. Harris
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-01-01
And The Coastlands Wait written by Reid W. Harris and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-01 with Estuarine area conservation categories.
The true story of how a small group of Legislators, Scientists and Concerned Citizens saved the Georgia marshlands and by doing so preserved the natural beauty of Georgia's Coast.