1998 Year of the Ocean 



MITIGATING THE IMPACTS OF COASTAL HAZARDS 



Contents 



1. INTRODUCTION H-2 



2. KEY MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND STRATEGIES FOR MITIGATION.... H-5 



3. STATUS OF THE RELEVANT SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL BASE H-10 



4. EDUCATION. OUTREACH, AND PUBLIC INTEREST H-12 



5. OPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS FOR MANAGING THE 



IMPACTS OF COASTAL HAZARDS H-14 



6. REFERENCES H-16 



7. LIST OF ACRONYMS H-18 



This Year of the Ocean document was prepared as a background discussion paper and does 



not necessarily reflect the policies of the U.S. Government or the U.S. Government agencies that 



participated in its preparation. 



