What Is Probably the Least Expensive Approach for Avoiding Shoreline

question 109

Multiple Choice

What is probably the least expensive approach for avoiding shoreline hazards?

• A) bringing in sand to replenish what is lost to storms
• B) using private insurance money to rebuild houses destroyed by erosion and waves
• C) using federal disaster money to rebuild houses destroyed by erosion and waves
• D) forbid the building of houses or other structures in high-risk areas
• E) building up the land level so communities, such as New Orleans, are above sea level

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