Purpose |
2 |
Introduction to Kiawah Island |
3 |
Ecosystem Services and Resilience |
6 |
Ecosystem Services |
6 |
Resilience Theory |
7 |
Social-Ecological Resilience |
9 |
Enhancing Resilience |
13 |
Focal Ecosystems of Kiawah Island |
15 |
Maritime Forest and Shrub Thicket |
15 |
Maritime Forest Hydrology |
16 |
Groundwater Table Study |
19 |
Tidal Salt Marsh |
22 |
Marsh Vulnerability Project |
24 |
Green Infrastructure and Low Impact Development Practices |
28 |
Green Infrastructure & Low Impact Development |
29 |
FEMA Community Rating System ( CRS ) |
31 |
Rain Gardens |
33 |
Bioretention Areas |
39 |
Enhanced Bioswales |
47 |
Vegetated Buffers |
53 |
Envirolok |
57 |
Pervious Pavement Systems |
61 |
Rainwater Harvesting |
69 |
Living Shoreline and Marsh Protection Practices |
72 |
Living Shorelines Summary |
73 |
Regulatory Considerations |
75 |
Site Evaluation and Selection |
77 |
Loose Oyster Shell |
81 |
Oyster Shell Bags |
83 |
Manufactured Wire Reefs ( MWRs ) |
87 |
Coir Logs |
91 |
Thin Layer Placement |
95 |
Salt Marsh Grass Planting |
99 |
Monitoring Post-Installation |
103 |
Metrics and Methods for Monitoring |
105 |
Resources |
111 |