research
coastal issues
Climate Change
Sea Level Rise on Georgia's Coast
The River Basin Center received a Coastal Incentive Grant
from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division in 2008
to study the impacts of climate change on Georgia's coastal communities. The 3-year project, led by RBC Urban Ecologist Tim Carter, will evaluate sea level rise scenarios in Georgia and their implications for areas of projected growth. The
UGA Center for Remote Sensing and Mapping Science,
The Georgia Conservancy and Glynn County are partnering with the RBC in this effort.
Stormwater
In 2007 and 2008, the River Basin Center worked on coastal stormwater issues centering on the development of a supplement to the Georgia Stormwater Management Manual (GSMM). The completed Coastal Stormwater Supplement to the GSMM is available at http://www.georgiastormwater.com/.
Also available is an EXCEL SPREADSHEET to ensure a project's consistency with the Coastal Stormwater Supplement: http://www.box.net/shared/static/al69icbt6p.xls
RBC and its partners on the coast have also developed a guidebook for creating a stormwater utility for coastal communities.
Stormwater Utility Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Establishing a Utility in Coastal Georgia, Sept. 2008, Timothy L. Carter. Funding for this report was provided in part by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division, through a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency under the provisions of Section 319(h) of the Federal Clean Water Act of 1987, as amended.
Buffer Protection for Coastal Areas
Coastal Riparian Buffer Guidance Manual: A Companion to the Model Coastal Buffer Ordinance, January 2007, Katherine Rowe,
Jennifer Spangler,
Emily Franzen. UGA River Basin Center. Prepared for the
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Environmental Protection Division
Coastal Nonpoint Source Management Program to provide specific guidance in implementing the model coastal riparian buffer ordinance (below.) (PDF)
Model Coastal Riparian Buffer Ordinance for Georgia's Local Governments, January 2007, Katherine Rowe,
Jennifer Spangler,
Emily Franzen. UGA River Basin Center. Prepared for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division Coastal Nonpoint Source Management Program. (PDF)
Protecting Riparian Buffers in Coastal Georgia: Management Options, December, 2006, Emily Franzen, Seth Wenger, Laurie Fowler, Trent Myers, Sandra Glaze. UGA River Basin Center, School of Law, and Land Use Clinic. An explanation of protection that can be provided by riparian buffers in coastal areas. A new model riparian buffer ordinance tailored to meet the specific needs of local governments along Georgia's coast is included. (PDF)
Georgia Coastal Research Council
(external site)
GCRC provides mechanisms for improved scientific exchange between coastal scientists and decision makers, and promotes the incorporation of best-available scientific information into State and local resource management.
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