Small-Craft Harbors: Design, Construction, and Operation offers a practical guide for planning and running waterfront boating facilities.
This nonfiction manual covers the full scope of creating and maintaining small-craft harbors, from initial planning and environmental considerations to regulatory compliance and operation. The text emphasizes collaboration among federal, state, and local agencies, as well as private partners, to build facilities that serve boaters while protecting communities and the environment.
- Understand the roles of federal and state programs, local regulations, and public-private partnerships in harbor development.
- Learn about design criteria, site planning, and marina facilities that balance safety, aesthetics, and function.
- Explore environmental siting, traffic planning, and economic considerations that influence project feasibility.
- See how surveys, case studies, and practical guidelines inform real-world harbor construction and operation.
Ideal for engineers, marina managers, planners, and policymakers seeking a grounded, standards-based look at how successful small-craft harbors are designed, built, and run.