Report Links Sprawl To Declining Coastal Health

When impervious surface exceeds 10 percent, rivers, creeks, and estuaries degrade.

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April 23, 2002, 5:00 AM PDT

Within 15 years, an additional 27 million people are estimated to live in coastal counties, which comprise only 17 percent of the nations area. A new report prepared for the independent Pew Oceans Commission and released today links this development and growth along the coasts to the declining health of our ocean habitats and resources... In his report, Coastal Sprawl: The Effects of Urban Design on Aquatic Ecosystems in the United States, Dana Beach of the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League details the effects of urban design and land-use practices on aquatic ecosystems in the United States."

Thanks to California Policy Forum

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