High Initial Costs and Eventually High Maintenance Costs, High Potential

question 66

Multiple Choice

High initial costs and eventually high maintenance costs, high potential for storm damage and negative environmental impact are consequences of policies to_______ .

• A) allow coastal development, make a long- term commitment to beach nourishment
• B) prohibit coastal development, build nothing but grass shacks, put a moratorium on insurance, declare victory over the sea, and retreat from the coastline
• C) promote coastal development, build massive, hardened structures to stop all but the most powerful storm waves
• D) get wasted in Margaritaville!

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