Saving Cape Hatteras Lighthouse from the Sea -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- BACKGROUND -- Rate of Shoreline Retreat -- Relevant Public Policies -- THE PRESERVATION OPTIONS AND EVALUATIONS -- Incremental Relocation of the Lighthouse Intact -- Seawall/Revetment -- Rehabilitation of Groinfield with Revetment -- Other Options -- BROADER ISSUES -- Introduction -- HISTORICAL BACKGROUND -- RECENT PROPOSALS -- THE PRESENT STUDY -- Part I Background Considerations -- 1 The Physical Setting -- STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY OF THE HATTERAS SHORE -- ORIGIN OF THE OUTER BANKS -- ISLAND MORPHODYNAMICS -- STORMS -- CHANGES IN SEA LEVEL -- Historical Trends -- Estimated Future Trends -- SHORELINE RETREAT -- TREND ANALYSIS -- SUMMARY OF SHORELINE RETREAT ESTIMATES -- 2 Relevant Public Policies -- PROTECTION OF NAVIGATION -- NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MANDATE -- PROTECTION OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES -- COASTAL BARRIER RECESSION -- FLOOD-HAZARD MITIGATION -- ENHANCEMENT OF RECREATION AND TOURISM -- PUBLIC EDUCATION -- FEDERAL CONSISTENCY WITH STATE LAW -- WETLANDS PROTECTION -- ECONOMIC EFFECTIVENESS -- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION -- USE AND PROTECTION OF THE COAST -- 3 Concepts of Historic Preservation -- Part II The Criteria, Options, And Evaluation -- 4 Preservation Options and Evaluation Criteria -- THE OPTIONS -- CRITERIA TO EVALUATE PRESERVATION OPTIONS -- 5 Evaluation the Options -- INCREMENTAL RELOCATION: THE PREFERRED OPTION -- Overview -- Cost of First Move -- Cost of Future Moves -- Evaluation -- Site Selection -- Ecological Consequences of Moving the Lighthouse -- Recent Legislation -- Summary -- PROTECTION OF THE LIGHTHOUSE IN SITU -- Groinfield Rehabilitation Without Revetment -- Groinfield Rehabilitation with Revetment -- Seawall/Revetment -- Artificial Reefs -- Offshore Breakwaters and Groins -- Artificial Seagrass -- Beach Nourishment.

No Action -- New Lighthouse -- 6 Practical Considerations -- CONTRACTING CONSIDERATIONS -- INSURANCE -- INTERIM MEASURES -- REHABILITATION OF THE LIGHTHOUSE -- SITE DESIGN -- Appendix A Major Shoreline Protection Measures -- GENERAL MEASURES TAKEN IN CAPE HATTERAS VICINITY -- THE NPS DECISION PROCESS AND THE VALUE OF OPEN PLANNING -- ACTIONS TO PROTECT CAPE HATTERAS LIGHTHOUSE SINCE 1980 -- Appendix B Additional Analyses of Shoreline Retreat -- TREND ANALYSIS FOR SHORELINE WITH NO PROTECTION -- THE BRUUN RULE -- Appendix C Partial List of National Park Structures Moved by the National Park Service -- Appendix D Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- References.