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- WHAT IS NO ADVERSE IMPACT?
- THE BENEFITS OF NO ADVERSE IMPACT
- HOW TO USE THIS HANDBOOK
CHAPTER 1. BASIS FOR NO ADVERSE IMPACT
- FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ROLES
- Public Trust Doctrine, water rights, and the federal government
- Interstate Commerce and Federal Public Trust Responsibilities
- Upland land use management, rights reserved, and State governments
- THE NO ADVERSE IMPACT PRINCIPLE IN THE COASTAL ZONE
- Adverse Impacts of Coastal Development
- THE LEGAL BASIS FOR AND BENEFITS OF NO ADVERSE IMPACT
- Liability, Takings, and NAI
- Conclusion
CHAPTER 2. HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND MAPPING
- BASIC: USING THE FIRM TO MANAGE LAND USE
- BETTER: USING ADDITIONAL COASTAL HAZARD INFORMATION
- NAI LEVEL: HIGHER MAPPING STANDARDS & NATURAL AND BENEFICIAL
FUNCTIONS
- Higher Mapping Standards
- Information Sharing
- BASIC: LAND USE PLANNING AND ZONING
- Zoning
- Comprehensive Land Use Plans
- BETTER: HAZARD MITIGATION PLANS
- Risk Analysis and Management
- NAI LEVEL: CZM SPECIAL AREA MANAGEMENT PLANS - MULTI-OBJECTIVE
MANAGEMENT
- Coastal Special Area Management Plans (SAMPs) - Multi-Objective Management
- Sustainability
CHAPTER 4. REGULATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- BASIC: NFIP REGULATIONS
- BETTER: HIGHER REGULATORY STANDARDS
- Coastal A Zones
- Adopting and Enforcing a Disaster Resistant Building Code
- Use Future Conditions for Siting New Development
- Coastal Erosion
- Freeboard
- Foundation Certification
- Inspection of Lower-area Enclosures
- Cumulative Substantial Improvement Definition
- Barrier Island Protection
- NAI LEVEL: RESOURCE PROTECTION & PUBLIC SAFETY
- Linear Parks and Greenways
- Land Use Management
- Planned Development
- Protecting Natural Resources in Coastal Landscapes
- Regulating Fill in the Coastal Zone
- BASIC: COMMON PRACTICES
- BETTER: HUMAN ADJUSTMENT TO FLOODING
- Relocation
- Acquisition
- Elevation
- Navigation Channels, Waterways, and Harbors
- Non-structural Shore Protection
- Other Mitigation Measures
- NAI LEVEL: MITIGATING ADVERSE IMPACTS
- Natural Shorelines
- Climate Change
- Water Quality
- Monitoring
- Shore Protection Structures
- BASIC: RESPONSE AND REPLACEMENT
- Roads, Bridges, Culverts, and Public Utilities
- Private Utilities
- Public Property
- BETTER: PROTECTION MEASURES AND PROCEDURES
- Roads, Bridges, Culverts, and Public Utilities
- Public Property
- Critical Facilities
- NAI LEVEL: PLANS AND ALTERNATIVES
- Roads, Bridges, Public Utilities, Public Buildings
- Parks
- Critical Facilities
- Risk Management of Infrastructure
- BASIC: GENERIC RESPONSE PLAN
- BETTER: MULTI-HAZARD RESPONSE PLAN
- NAI LEVEL: PRE- AND POST-DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
- Pre-Disaster
- Post-Disaster
CHAPTER 8. PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
- BASIC: ANSWER QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION
- BETTER: COMMUNITY OUTREACH
- NAI LEVEL: EDUCATION
CHAPTER 9. USING THE NAI PRINCIPLE FOR COASTAL HAZARD MANAGEMENT
- EXAMPLE A: A MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
- NAI Vision Statement for Expansion of Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Hazard Identification and Mapping
- Planning
- Regulations and Development Standards
- Mitigation
- Education and Outreach
- Infrastructure
- Emergency Services
- EXAMPLE B: A COASTAL COMMUNITY ON THE GULF OF MEXICO
- A Community Vision Statement
- Hazard Identification and Mapping
- Planning
- Regulations and Development Standards
- Mitigation
- Infrastructure
- Emergency Services
- Education and Outreach
- CONCLUSION
APPENDIX A. GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS
APPENDIX B. COASTAL LANDSCAPES OF THE UNITED STATES
APPENDIX C. COASTAL PROCESSES, FEATURES, RESOURCES, AND HAZARDS
APPENDIX D. STATE COASTAL ZONE BOUNDARIES
APPENDIX E. LEGAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
APPENDIX F. RECOMMENDED READING
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