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CHAPTER 7: COASTAL ZONES.
Citation:
Najjar, R., P. J. Anderson, C. G. Knight, H A. Walker, P. Megonigal, N. P. Psuty, V. S. Kennedy, R. S. Swanson, J. R. Gibson, AND E. Steele. CHAPTER 7: COASTAL ZONES. Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 2000.
Description:
The Mid-Atlantic's coastal areas, especially the Chesapeake Bay, Delaware Bay, and Albemarle/Pamlico Sounds (Figure 3), have important aesthetic and economic values. In Delaware, for example, Parsons and Powell (1998) estimated that $90,000 of the value of a $200,000 home along the coast could be attributed to ocean frontage; bay frontage is worth $15,200 and canal frontage $46,200. The MAR coastal counties (see Figure 4) are densely populated, with 38 percent of the region's population in only 19 percent of its area. Five of the MAR's six largest cities (Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Norfolk, Richmond) are in its coastal zone. The shore is a tourist destination; many coastal communities have more visitors than permanent populations.