This session will introduce the basic human activities and population statistics of the coastal zone.

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(Source: USGS)

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Slide 11. 1, Lecture Outline

Introduction: Humans in the Coastal Zone

Slide 11. 2, Introduction

The coastal areas of the world are very densely populated and center around a large amount of economic activity.

• In this session, these coastal population and economic trends will be discussed and the class will play the game “Human Coast Trivia”.

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(Source: National Geographic)

(Source: NASA)

A satellite view of lights at night displays the dominance of world population along the coastline

Human Coast Jeopardy Game Board

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Population Trends Housing and Settlement Patterns

Economics Predictions

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How Many People Live in the Coastal Zone?

Slide 11. 4, Coastal Population

(Source: www.planbleu.org/

vanglaise/4-215a.htm )

(Source: Time Magazine/

http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/ )

(Source: NOAA )

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(Source:http://homepages.teuto.de/zierke/shasta_route/picpages/pop-distri-west.html)

Today there are over 290 million people in the USA

There will be an increase of 24.7 million people in the US coastal zone by 2015 (total of 166 million people)

How Many People Live in the Coastal Zone?

Slide 11. 5, Coastal Density

New York, with a population of approximately 17 million, is the sixth largest city in the world and is the most populated coastal region of the United States.

(Source: Woods Hole/USGS) (Source: NOAA)

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19 of the US’s 20 most densely populated counties are located in the coastal zone. Since 1970, the density increased by 62 people per square mile.

Who Lives in the Coastal Zone?

Slide 11. 6, Housing Trends

An average of 2,000 new single family homes were built every day in the US coastal zone for the past 25 years.

• Multi-unit dwellings are more popular on the West coast, which are built at a rate of 300,000 units per year.

(Source: noehill.com/sf/vics/ fulton1198.asp?back=vics) (Source: www.miami-fl-real-estate.com/)

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Where do People Live in the Coastal Zone?

Slide 11. 7, Settlement and Mega Cities

(Source:http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/

globalchange2/current/lectures/coastalenv/coastal.html)

(Source: http://desip.igc.org/populationmaps.html)

Settlement patterns by the coastline

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Top Ten Largest Cities:Tokyo, Japan - Coastal Mexico City, Mexico - Inland Mumbai, India - Coastal Sáo Paulo, Brazil - Inland New York City, USA - Coastal Shanghai, China - Coastal Lagos, Nigeria - Coastal Los Angeles, USA - Coastal Calcutta, India - Coastal Buenos Aires, Argentina - Coastal

Why do People Live in the Coastal Zone?

Slide 11. 8, Draws to the Coast

(Source: www.visit-seattle.com/)

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Favorable Climate

Economic Opportunities

Recreation

Transportation

(Source: www.blackbamboohawaii.com

/ oceansong/)

Communication

Economic and Resource Trends

Slide 11. 9, Economic Trends

18 of the 20 wealthiest counties in the US are coastal

(Source:http://geogdata.csun.edu/atlas.us1/US0021.GIF)

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What do People do in the Coastal Zone?

Slide 11. 10, Coastal Recreation and Tourism

(Source:http://www.hobie3.org/2001/regattas/sanfelipe/images/Image056.jpg )

Recreation and Tourism

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(Source: http://www.weddings-in-keywest.com/2-scuba-divers.jpg)

Coastal states together earn 85% of the total US tourist revenues

(Source: http://www.rockcitynews.com/photos/vacati

on99/sailboats.jpg)

(Source: www.disordered.org/ Travel-DK.html)

Slide 11. 11, Coastal Commerce

Trade & Commerce

(Source: http://www.aapa-ports.org/industryinfo/gallery.htm)

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What do People do in the Coastal Zone?

There are 145 ports in the US that handle more than 1 million metric tons of cargo each year.

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What do People do in the Coastal Zone?

Oil and Gas Production

In 1997, the US government received a total of approximately $73 million from bonuses, rent and royalties from offshore

petroleum activities.

(Source: www.rfdbase.com

/ login/index.cfm )

Slide 11. 13, Coastal Fisheries and Aquaculture

(Source: http://www.pacificislands.cc/pm22002/pmdefault.php?urlarticleid=0026)

(Source:http://webinstituteforteachers.org/2000/teams/downeast/letters/Cutler.html)

Fisheries & Aquaculture

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What do People do in the Coastal Zone?

Aquaculture represents approximately 20% of US seafood consumption.