Coastal Growth
Environmental quality, LU-CES, NEMO, economic development, recreation and tourism, and other growth issues

Characterization of the Physical, Chemical, and Biological Conditions and Trends in Three South Carolina Estuaries: 1970-1985, Volume 1
This volume includes detailed information and analyses for Charleston Harbor. 1992. 123 pp. FREE ORDER

Changing Land Use Patterns in the Coastal Zone
This book provides multidisciplinary guidance on the assessment and management of environmental impacts caused by development. 2006. 305 pp. $69.95 ORDER

Coastal Heritage, Vol. 12, No. 4, Spring 1998
New Visions for Growth: Investing in Open Spaces. John H. Tibbetts. Some South Carolina localities are considering innovative techniques to slow down suburban sprawl. 16 pp. FREE  ORDER

Coastal Heritage, Vol. 14, No. 2, Fall 1999
Riches to Ruin: Pharaohs of the New World. John H. Tibbetts. Rice planters, who dominated the Lowcountry for almost two centuries, spawned the South Carolina coast's distinctive culture and its most enduring conflicts. 16 pp. FREE (Out of Print)  VIEW PDF

Coastal Heritage, Vol. 14, No. 4, Spring 2000
Living Soul of Gullah. John H. Tibbetts. Spawned by Africa and Europe, by slavery and isolation, the Gullah culture is fading into the modern world. 16 pp. FREE  VIEW PDF | VIEW TEXT | ORDER

Coastal Heritage, Vol. 15, No. 2, Fall 2000
The Beauty of Sprawl. John H. Tibbetts. If new Urbanists got their way, sprawling suburbs would become an endangered species. But the public, so far, isn't going along. 16 pp. FREE  VIEW PDF | VIEW TEXT | ORDER

Coastal Heritage, Vol. 15, No. 3, Winter 2000
The Salty Dogs. John H. Tibbetts. Would you notice if South Carolina's commercial fishermen disappeared? 16 pp. FREE  VIEW PDF | VIEW TEXT | ORDER

Coastal Heritage, Vol. 16, No. 2, Fall 2001
Coastal Growth Hits Home. John H. Tibbetts. Rural neighbors, developers, and conservationists wrangle over development and property rights. 16 pp. FREE  VIEW PDF | VIEW TEXT | ORDER

Coastal Heritage, Vol. 17, No. 3, Winter 2002-03
The Freeway City. John H. Tibbetts. The South–where sprawl is king and where spread-out growth accelerates faster and farther than anywhere else. 16 pp. VIEW PDF | VIEW TEXT | ORDER

Coastal Heritage, Vol. 17, No. 4, Spring 2003
Nature or Nurture? John H. Tibbetts. Driven out of their habitats, many wildlife species are flourishing in America's urbanized areas, thriving on our handouts and causing nuisances. 16 pp. VIEW PDF | VIEW TEXT | ORDER

Coastal Heritage, Vol. 19, No. 2, Fall 2004
The Coast's Great Leap. John H. Tibbetts. How fast is too fast? In a single generation, the South Carolina coast has been transformed. 16 pp.  VIEW PDF | VIEW TEXT | ORDER

Interactions Across Boundaries: SECOR '94: 1st Biennial Conference on Southeastern Coastal Research
Program and abstracts from the SECOR '94 conference that was held November 17-20, 1994, on Seabrook Island, SC. 1994. 74 pp. FREE  ORDER

Critical Line Buffer Ordinances: Guidance For Coastal Communities
Angela Halfacre-Hitchcock, Ph.D. and Daniel R. Hitchcock, Ph.D. This document is part of the Water Quality Improvement and Community Enhancement Series. 2005. 58 pp. FREE ORDER

South Carolina Coast-A-Syst: An Environmental Risk-Assessment Guide for Protecting Coastal Water Quality
Cal Sawyer. This book contains environmental risk self-assessment that will enable readers to identify and correct pollution sources and health risks in their homes and yards. 2000. 122 pp. FREE  ORDER

The South Atlantic Bight Land Use – Coastal Ecosystem Study (LU-CES)
G.S. Kleppel and M. Richard DeVoe. This document summarizes the rationale for and results of a workshop on the South Atlantic Bight Land Use-Coastal Ecosystem Study, LU-CES, convened in Savannah, Georgia, on June 24-25, 1996. 1996. 64 pp. FREE  ORDER

The Tidal Creeks Project: Understanding Linkages Between Creeks and Urban Sprawl (booklet)
This booklet helps you to understand how land development affects the environmental quality of tidal creeks and salt marshes. 2005. 18 pp. FREE ORDER

The Tidal Creeks Project: Understanding Linkages Between Creeks and Urban Sprawl (brochure)
This brochure briefly explains how land development affects the environmental quality of tidal creeks and salt marshes. 2005. Brochure. FREE ORDER