California Coastal Management

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2.a. . More than any other state, California's coastal zone management program has gotten involved in aesthetics. Summarize this effort

The Management success in California coastal is credited and attributable to the teamwork and dedication of the locals, state, nongovernmental organizations, federal agencies, and private interests who made studies, regulation, policy making, development, monitoring of coastal resources, planning, restoration, management, and acquisition. While the efforts and cooperation made success in the California Coastal Management, there are three (3) agencies in the state that have supported and broader roles in the management of the coastal, namely: the California Coastal Commission, the State Coastal Conservancy,
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The commission is purportedly designed to deliver a “politically-responsive, democratic process” encompassing the regional management of the Bay in San Francisco (McAteer-Petris 66600). With the regulatory Authority provided by the McAteer-Petris, the Policies and Bay Plan which aims to resolve issues from ports and public access to transportation and development design were completed in 1969 and designated BCDC to implement the Bay Plan. The commission’s permitting authority in for any development activities to be undertaken prove its worthiness for the protection and conservation of the Bay for issuing more than 8,100 permits and permit amendments already since 1970. Moreover, through agency’s Long Term Management Strategy (LTMS), the BCDC has continuously and successfully undertaken various dredging and disposal activities, which include the maximization and minimization of reuse dredged materials and disposal in the Bay area …show more content…
This State Coastal Conservancy which aim to restore, protect, purchase, and enrichment to shore resources, and to provide access to the coastal line was created through a passed bill of the state legislature. In November 1976, through ballot, the voters passed the release of no lower than $ 120 Million for the acquisition of coastal property and another $ 10 Million was allocated to start the Conservancy operations. Consequently, during their operations and in partnership with various nonprofit organizations, private landowners, local governments, and well as other agencies, through the continuous support of California Voters, the Conservancy has provided $ 1.5 Billion for the management of shoreline resources. With their untiring efforts, the State Coastal Conservancy made possible the completion of more than 1,500 projects in shoreline for every county and including all the nine counties in San Francisco Bay Area. State Coastal Conservancy asserts that the completed projects have included the building of trails and other facilities to public access, restoration of public piers and urban waterfronts, preservation of coastal farmland, and restoration, and improvement of swamps and wildlife dwellings. The California State Coastal Conservancy pursue the

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