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 Hazards and Resilience Research
Photo Credit: Tiffany Woods, Oregon Sea Grant (2016) Coastlines are beautiful and appealing...
Marine Biophysical Conditions and Processes Research
Photo credit: Randy Baumhover, Shore Acres State Park, Oregon (2014)The term “biophysical”...
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,...
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Maps and Tools

Oregon Explorer Map Viewer

With hundreds of map layers available to draw from, you can use the Oregon Explorer Map Viewer... 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