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Potential Vignette Topics

The list below are suggested topics. Many, if not all, are quite broad in scope and must be refined/defined carefully to most effectively develop a vignette which is focused and meaningful. The way in which the topic is narrowed and focused will constitute part of your grade and you may wish to discuss how the general topic can be narrowed after you complete a preliminary review of information that pertains to the topic.

Conservation tax credit programs
Environmental Ethics
Aquaculture of species _________
Codfish decline in the northeastern USA
Population migration patterns in the coastal states
Fisheries management problems
Harmful algal blooms
Invasive species particularly _________
Coral reef decline
Methane hydrate
Dermo and other shellfish diseases
Nuclear power in the coastal zone
The politics of the 3- and 12-mile territorial water limits
Currituck bridge to the Outer Banks
Measuring water quality
Safe and sound coastal construction rules and regulations
Role of US Army Corps of Engineers in coastal protection
Protection of seagrass beds
Neuse River water quality problems
Eco-tourism
Coastal management in other countries
The "Storm of the Century"
Groundwater problems on the coast
Federal flood insurance
Models used to predict erosion
The "Sinking" of Venice
West coast cliff setbacks
Pacific basin storms
Beach scraping--does it work?
Oregon Inlet stabilization efforts
Moving the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
Ocean sewage outfalls and solid waste dumping
Nearshore sand and mineral mining
Hypoxia
The worldwide decline in fisheries
Creation of wetland habitat
Colonial waterbird management
The Clean Water Act of 1970
What are "cumulative impacts?"
Beaches and tourism
Shellfish closure patterns in North Carolina
Role of inland wetlands to coastal management
Manatee ecology and coastal development
FEMA and its role in coastal development
Experimental devices for erosion mitigation
Sea level rise and the fate of low-lying countries
Natural disaster mitigation (tsunamis, earthquakes, etc)
Role of climate change on coastal management
Managing stormwater runoff