Indicators of Coastal Zone Quality: An Annotated Bibliography.

摘要

The coastal zone represents the epitome of a limited resource with many competing interests vying for its use. Over twenty years ago Congress took notice of the environmental degradation taking place in the coastal zone, the competing interests, and the inability to properly manage the coastal resource. To ameliorate these problems, Congress passed the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 which challenged coastal states to develop and implement programs to manage and protect their coastal resources. Washington is one of the many states that took up the challenge. The Washington state Shoreline Management Act of 1971 is the basis of Washington's federally approved coastal zone management program.