APA Digital Coast Needs Assessment Survey

Issues

Mid-Atlantic Region

TABLE 3i.

a. Not Applicable

Table 3i lists 36 issues for which Mid-Atlantic coastal region respondents were asked to rate priorities for planning practice, analysis, and research. The five issues with the highest percentage of very high or high priority ratings from respondents are:

1. Land Use Planning/Growth Management (90%);
2. Flooding/Inundation Storm Surge (82%);
3. Conservation (76%);
4. Economic Development (75%); and
5. Cultural and Heritage Resource Management (71%).

The five issues with the highest percentage of low or very low priority ratings from respondents are:

1. Tsunami (including seiche) (55%);
2. Commercial Fishing (48%);
3. Nearshore/Offshore Habitat Mapping (44%);
4. Transportation (marine) (42%); and
5. Subsidence (40%).

The four issues with double-digit percentages of respondents rating the issue as "Not Applicable" are:

1. Tsunami (including seiche) (20%);
2. Submerged Lands Management (14%);
3. Nearshore/Offshore Habitat Mapping (11%); and
4. Subsidence (11%).