Status and Trends of Coastal Vulnerability to Natural Hazards

Summary

Changing land use patterns, population growth, relative sea-level rise, limited regulation of construction practices, and reduced institutional history on storm response may be exponentially increasing the vulnerability of the Texas coast to natural hazards. The Texas Coastal Management Plan calls for subdivisions participating in the National Flood Insurance Program to adopt ordinances or orders governing development in special hazard areas under the statutes in the Water Code, Local Government Code, and the National Flood Insurance Act.