Shoreline erosion: Implications for public rights and private ownership
Titel:
Shoreline erosion: Implications for public rights and private ownership
Auteur:
Burka, Paul
Verschenen in:
Coastal management
Paginering:
Jaargang 1 (1974) nr. 2 pagina's 175-195
Jaar:
1974
Inhoud:
Public right to use of the wet beach or foreshore and the adjacent dry beach is subject to various legal concepts and litigation. The manner of acquisition of public rights, if any, is based on various doctrines in the several coastal states and this in turn affects the public right in eroding or accreting beach areas. Court decisions in Texas, Oregon, Florida, California, New Jersey, and New York are examined to reflect varying attitudes. Private property rights, including the right to protect from erosion and to benefit from accretion, are acknowledged but considered to be subservient to any right of the general public. Land use control in the coastal zone is considered the most important element of management to preserve both private and public rights in this very dynamic environment.
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