Coastal Heritage Magazine Disaster Resilience: 20 Years After Hugo Government programs have aided numerous disaster victims toward recovery, but citizens, families, and businesses must become better prepared for future emergencies. Adaption. After Hugo’s storm surge...
Coastal Heritage Magazine Slowing Stormwater: Improving Water Quality by Imitating Nature Innovative development practices and construction products are allowing stormwater to be filtered on-site and preventing pollution from reaching waterways. Swash Stew. Along an...
Coastal Heritage MagazineAfter the StormWhy do so many coastal homeowners fail to purchase flood insurance? Lower Ninth Woes. Months after Katrina flooded New Orleans, Lahoussine Belanouane ponders his future. Lacking flood insurance, he doesn’t know if he can afford...
Coastal Heritage Magazine Old Cities, New Life Innovative developers and civic leaders are drawing residents back to older suburbs and formerly blighted areas. Far-Sighted. Developer John L. Knott, Jr. (right), CEO of the Noisette Co., and Kurt Taylor, North...
Coastal Heritage Magazine A Line in the Sand: Nourishing South Carolina’s Beaches For now, nourishment seems the only practical answer to erosion. But, in the long run, most beachfront property owners will have to retreat. The longer we wait, the more costly it will...
