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The early years : the public trust doctrine and state and local regulation -- Charting the course : navigating federal and state rights in offshore waters -- The modern era : federal guidance and state regulation under the Coastal Zone Management Act -- Ocean zoning : ecosystem-based management and marine spatial planning -- A national ocean zoning policy : ocean zoning and the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force -- Ocean zoning models : from national to state, cooperative to regulatory -- Introduction and overview: Ocean zoning for alternative energy development -- Detailed studies and information gathering : building a database for future permitting -- Regulating users : an open-ended model for continued future regulation -- The process : open, cooperative, and consensual -- The benefits : protecting the ecosystem, reducing user conflicts, and shortening permitting time -- Jurisdictional significance : a "states' rights" model for coastal zone management. |
