Florida's coastal management program: A critical analysis

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While Florida has already enacted most of the legislation needed for coastal zone management, the research resulting in this study shows that its effectiveness suffers from a lack of public and local government consensus. It also shows that the various state agencies involved and the laws and regulations they administer are not well coordinated, and that, while excellent local, regional, and state plans exist in many instances and areas, they are often ignored or bypassed in local government decision‐making. The author concludes that the state must make or clarify certain basic policy decisions and persuade the public to insist on their implementation. Many of the better features of other states’ plans are included for comparison.

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