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A Texan plan for the Texas coast / Jim Blackburn ; with GIS mapping by Christina Walsh and Priya Singh.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blackburn, Jim, Jr., 1947- author.
- Series:
- Gulf Coast books ; Number 31.
- Gulf Coast books ; number thirty-one
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Coastal zone management--Texas--Gulf Coast.
- Coastal zone management.
- Economic development projects--Texas--Gulf Coast.
- Economic development projects.
- Sustainable development--Texas--Gulf Coast.
- Sustainable development.
- Community development--Environmental aspects--Texas--Gulf Coast.
- Community development.
- Gulf Coast (Tex.)--Environmental conditions.
- Gulf Coast (Tex.).
- Gulf Coast (Tex.)--Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2017]
- Summary:
- In this powerful call to action, conservationist and environmental lawyer Jim Blackburn offers an unconventional yet feasible plan to protect the Texas coast. The coast is in danger of being damaged beyond repair due to the gradual starvation of freshwater inflows to its bays, the fragmentation of large tracts of land, and general public neglect. Most importantly, it is threatened by our denial that the coast faces major threats and that its long-term health provides significant economic benefits. To save coastal resources, a successful plan needs to address the realities of our current world. The challenge is to sustain an economy that creates optimism and entrepreneurship while considering finite natural resources. In other words, a successful plan to save the Texas coast needs to be about making money. Whether visiting with farmers and ranchers or oil and chemical producers, Blackburn recognizes that when talking about the natural environment in monetary terms, people listen. Many of the services we get from the coast are beginning to be studied for their dollar values, a trend that might offer Texas farms and ranches the potential for cash flow, which may in turn alter conservation practices throughout Texas and the United States. Money alone cannot be the only motivation for caring about the Texas coast, though. Blackburn encourages Texans to get to know this landscape better. Beautifully illustrated and accessibly written, A Texan Plan for the Texas Coast weaves together a challenging but promising plan to protect the coast through economic motivation, thoughtful litigation, informed appreciation, and simple affection for the beauty and life found on the Texas coast.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Welcome to the Texas coast
- Assets of the Texas coast
- Green assets of the Texas coast
- Gray assets of the Texas coast
- Water assets of the coast, with the assistance of Christy Flatt
- Risks and hazards of the Texas coast
- Hurricanes and flooding
- Climate change
- Solutions for the Texas coast
- Ecosystem services and ranching
- Birds and ecoplay
- Fishing and kayaking
- Private litigation
- Coastal spirituality
- Entrepreneurship and competition: LEED, SITES, envision, and the living building challenge
- The future of the Texas coast
- Moving forward
- A poetic tribute to the Texas coast
- Poetry of the coast
- References.
- Notes:
- Includes author's poems about the Texas coast.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-290) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-62349-579-2
- OCLC:
- 1000601646
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