#275 Shoreline Management & Beach Renourishment in North Carolina
GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government · GovLove
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Show Notes
Managing beaches in an era of climate change. Two guests joined the podcast to discuss shoreline management at the local level. First, Dr. Robert Young from the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines discussed a recent report that they published which did a cost-benefit analysis of buying out property owners in North Topsail Beach, NC versus maintaining the shoreline. Then Greg "Rudi" Rudolph, the Shoreline Protection Manager for Carteret County, NC, talked about his day to day work, the mechanics of beach renourishment, and his perspective on the report. Rudi also shared how they plan for sea level rise.
Read the report: Coastal Hazards & Targeted Acquisitions, A Reasonable Shoreline Management Alternative
Host: Ben Kittelson