Coastal Services Center

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Publications


Learning through your peers is a constant theme of the publications found here. Visit the websites to review specific issues or get on a mailing list.

Periodicals

Coastal Services Magazine
This bimonthly trade publication brings new ideas to coastal resource management programs by profiling the efforts of state, community, and nonprofit coastal programs.

Local Strategies for Addressing Climate Change (PDF, 1.12MB)
This is a special edition of Coastal Services magazine.

Coastal Connections Newsletter
This bimonthly focuses on one topic per issue and gives readers basic information about how to improve their organization’s performance. Topics range from remote sensing to tips for working with the media.

Products and Services Bulletin
This quarterly e-mail bulletin highlights the newest offerings and initiatives from the NOAA Coastal Services Center.

Fellow News
This quarterly newsletter provides information about the Coastal Management Fellowship Program.

Social Science Series

Social Assessments

Coastal and Ocean Economics

Needs Assessments

"Coastal Resource Management Customer Survey"
Constituents of the NOAA Coastal Services Center are polled regarding their needs and capabilities.

Other Publications

Rapid Recreation Assessment: A Tool to Assess Visitor Use and Associated Impacts at Coastal and Marine Protected Areas.
The focus is on two National Estuarine Research Reserves in South Florida.

Residential Docks and Piers: Inventory of Laws, Regulations, and Policies.
These publications summarize dock and pier policies.

Products and Services Catalog
A descriptive collection of products and services offered by the NOAA Coastal Services Center.

Mapping Social Change in U.S. Coastal Counties: A Social Atlas of Coastal North Carolina
A social atlas characterizing changing demographic,housing, and economic attributes in Coastal NC from 1970 - 2000.