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National Shoreline Management Study

Study Products

The NSMS has produced a number of products, including reports, conference and workshop proceedings, bibliographies and websites:

NSMS Regional Reports

Great Lakes Overview National Shoreline Management Study Institute for Water Resources, 2022
South Atlantic National Shoreline Management Study Report Institute for Water Resources, 2022
Alaska National Shoreline Management Study Report Institute for Water Resources, 2022
North Atlantic National Shoreline Management Study Report Institute for Water Resources, 2022
Gulf of Mexico National Shoreline Management Study Report Institute for Water Resources, 2022
Pacific Northwest Regional Assessment National Shoreline Management Study Institute for Water Resources, 2022
California Regional Assessment National Shoreline Management Study Institute for Water Resources, 2021
Hawaiian Islands National Shoreline Management Study Institute for Water Resources, 2021
Lake Superior National Shoreline Management Study. Institute for Water Resources, 2021
Lake Huron National Shoreline Management Study. Institute for Water Resources, 2021
Lake Ontario National Shoreline Management Study. Institute for Water Resources, 2020
Lake Erie National Shoreline Management Study. Institute for Water Resources, 2018
Lake Michigan National Shoreline Management Study. Institute for Water Resources, 2018

Other Reports

Dynamic Sustainability: Shoreline Management on Maryland's Atlantic Coast. Institute for Water Resources, 2009
Mitigating Shore Erosion along Sheltered Coasts. National Academy of Sciences, 2007
Development of a National-Scale Inventory of Shoreline Change Data for Identification of Erosion and Accretion. Engineer Research and Development Center, 2004
Regional Sediment Management Primer. Institute for Water Resources and Engineer Research and Development Center, 2004
Historical Origins and Demographic and Geological Influences on Corps of Engineers Coastal Missions. Institute for Water Resources, 2004
An Assessment of the Nation's Shoreline Change: A Review of the 1971 National Shoreline Study Institute for Water Resources, 2004
The Corps of Engineers and Shore Protection: History, Projects, Costs. Institute for Water Resources, 2003
Regional Sediment Management: Background and Overview of Initial Implementation. Institute for Water Resources, 2002
Next Steps for National Shoreline Management Study Regarding Distribution of Benefits Study and OMB Comments - White Paper. Harry Shoudy Consulting, 2002.

Conference and Workshop Proceedings

Addressing Economic Consideration in Shoreline Protection, Proceedings of a Workshop for the National Shoreline Management Study. Institute for Water Resources, 2004
National Study Interagency Workgroup Meeting in Washington, DC, January 2004. Institute for Water Resources, 2004
Implementing Regional Sediment Management: Opportunities and Impediments: A Summary of Small Group Discussions from a Joint U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Coastal States Organization Workshop. Institute for Water Resources, 2003

Bibliographies

Economics of the Shoreline: An Annotated Bibliography for the National Shoreline Management Study Institute for Water Resources, 2004

Historic Documents

Report on the National Shoreline Study. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1971
Shore Management Guidelines. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1971
Shore Protection Guidelines. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1971