Purchase the new book The Rising Sea by PSDS Founder Orrin Pilkey and current Director Rob Young here.
The PSDS Digital Library contains thousands of images including post-Katrina and post-Ike aerial damage assessments, NC storm overflights and ground shots of the North and South Carolina coast.
Check out the new Geological Monitoring Manual edited by Rob Young.
PSDS is a strong advocate for responsible management policies that consider and balance economic and environmental interests. We identify and recommend specific actions to elected/appointed officials, private sector representatives and others regarding public decisions and actions concerned with social, economic and physical changes in the public interest. We evaluate the environmental, social, economic/financial and governmental consequences of proposed resource management policies, decisions and actions.
One of the fundamental goals of PSDS is to serve as a primary technical and policy resource for a variety of beach management issues and to provide information, data and advice to federal, state and local government agencies; the media, concerned citizens; the scientific community; nonprofit organizations and other concerned stakeholders.
CONTACT:
Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines
294 Belk
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC 28723
Rob Young (Director): 828-227-3822
Andy Coburn (Associate Director): 828-227-3027
FAX: 828-227-7163