A Study of State Uses of Smith Island - Hardcover

Michael V. E. Rulison

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0366360124 ISBN 13: 9780366360123

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2024

Synopsis

This book comprehensively studies the potential uses of Smith Island, a subtropical coastal environment at the mouth of the Cape Fear River in North Carolina. The author identifies the objectives that the state could achieve in its use of the island, describes previous attempts at development, and evaluates certain uses that the state could undertake. One of the main topics of the book is the discussion of environmental constraints associated with the use of Smith Island. These include the forces of the ocean and the climate, which operate to continually alter the shoreline and inlets and which, through storms, make coastal areas less physically secure than many other parts of the state. The author recognizes the complexity of these issues and the importance of understanding the environmental constraints when considering the use of Smith Island. The book concludes that the decision about the use of Smith Island must rest upon the weights attached to each of the general objectives, the specific objectives to be served by alternative programs of state use, and alternative programs in other locations that might promote attainment of the specific and general objectives

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0366360124
• ISBN 13: 9780366360123
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 113