Resources

This page provides reading and reference materials on the development, implementation, and use of coastal indicators. Please check the Active Indicator Efforts page of the Web site for additional information on specific indicator projects.

Workshop and Conference Proceedings

National Core Coastal Indicators Workshop
May 1-2, 2007
The Conference Center at the Maritime Institute
Linthicum Heights, Maryland

Workshop report and appendices

Workshop presentations
- Barb Buckland, Environment Canada. Canadian Coastal Indicator Developments.
- Hans Paerl, UNC-CH Institute of Marine Sciences. Emerging Indicators of Human and Climatically-Induced Change in Coastal Ecosystems (Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
- Linwood Pendleton, Coastal Ocean Values Center/National Ocean Economics Program/UCLA. Economic Indicators of Coastal Ecosystem Health.
- Richard Kool, Royal Roads University, British Columbia. Facts, Terror, Norms: A Quick Tale on the Inadvertent Impact of Content on Communications.
- Federal Agency Presentation on use of indicators by EPA, NPS, NOAA, USFWS.
- Barry Burgan, EPA, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds. National Coastal Condition Reports: Partners, Audience, Feedback and Evolution.

Northeast Coastal Indicators Workshop
January 6-8, 2003
New England Center
Durham, New Hampshire
Northeast Coastal Indicators Workshop: Meeting Summary

General Publications on Indicators

National Research Council. 2000. "Ecological Indicators for the Nation." National Academy Press. Washington, D.C.

Barnes, T. and F. Mazzotti. 2005. "Using Conceptual Models to Select Ecological Indicators for Monitoring, Restoration, and Management of Estuarine Ecosystems." Estuarine Indicators. CRC Press, New York.

Hameedi, J. 2005. "Environmental Indicators as Performance Measures for Improving Estuarine Environmental Quality." Estuarine Indicators. CRC Press, New York.

Maine State Planning Office. 2003. "Tapping the Indicators Knowledgebase: "Lessons Learned" by Developers of Environmental Indicators." August.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. 2000. "Evaluation Guidelines for Ecological Indicators." Washington, D.C. EPA/620/R-99/005. May.

Topical Publications

National Ocean Economics Program. "California: 1990-2000 State Summary of Coastal and Ocean Social and Economic Trends." Presentation.

The Heinz Center. 2003. "The Coastal Zone Management Act: Developing a Framework for Identifying Performance Indicators." Washington, D.C.

Journal Articles

Rice, Jake. 2003. "Environmental Health Indicators." Ocean and Coastal Management. Volume 46, Issues 3-4. Pages 235-259. Also available online at www.sciencedirect.com.

Works Cited in This Web Site

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2004. "Population Trends Along the Coastal United States: 1980-2008." NOAA Special Projects. Washington, D.C.

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