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Publication #SGR 102

Computer-Directed Geographic Coastal Use Classification System for Ecologic Planning: The Case of the Florida Keys1

Gustavo A. Antonini, Leonard Zobler, Robert Swett 2

Abstract

This report presents a baywater assimilation-capacity approach to coastal zone management, using the Florida Keys (Stock Island) as a case study. Natural and altered segments are associated in a multi-level ecological hierarchy with vertical and horizontal links. The general procedure of this analytical system for coastal zone management is shown; objectives are linked to conceptual design, data collection, geographic storage, site evaluation, classification, and use impact for decision-making. It is adaptable for a variety of coastal types and regional issues as well as to local planning for small parcels.

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Footnotes

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This is a publication of the Florida Sea Grant College Program, supported by the National Sea Grant College Program of the United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under NOAA Grant # NA89AA-D-SG053. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of these agencies.

Originally published as SGR 102, April 1992. Reviewed March 2008.

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Gustavo Antonini, Deceased, Florida Sea Grant and the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, PO Box 110405, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0405.

Leonard Zobler, Deceased, Department of Geography, Barnard College and Columbia University, New York, New York 10027

Robert Swett, Florida Sea Grant and the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, PO Box 110405, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0405; rswett@ufl.edu .

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