Coastal Planning

Coastal Planning

Source: Thomas Shahan, CC 2.0

Oregon's coast, with its rugged headlands and shifting beaches, along with its susceptibility to natural hazards and its endangered habitats, offers many land use planning challenges.

Articles & Stories

Coastal Research Data and Online Resources
  The Oregon Coastal and Oceans Information Network (OCOIN) aims to unite...
Impact of Tourism on the Coastal Economy
The shift from a primarily natural resource based economy to one where tourism and retirement play...
Federal Coastal Zone Management Act
Over sixty percent of all Americans live within 50 miles of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans,...
Estuaries
Estuaries are places where the ocean and river mingle to create a dynamic, diverse, and highly...
Current and Historic Coastal Land Use
Map by John Ame Note: Oregon's Coast Range is defined here as all of the Coast Range...
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Maps and Tools

Envision
GIS-based tool for evaluating alternative scenarios at community and regional scales for integrated... more
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Up-to-date list of OE tools

Data Collections

Coastal Landscape Analysis and Modeling Study (CLAMS) data

This website provides access to spatial data used or created by the CLAMS research program,... more

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Landscapes and Ecosystems

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